Monitoring cleanliness: ‘Bahawalpur to become waste-free city’

Honorary shields provided to sanitary workers

BAHAWALPUR: Bahawalpur is likely to become the first waste-free metropolis in the country following efforts made the city’s waste management company to maintain cleanliness.

This was said by District Coordination Officer Ehtisham Anwer Mahar. He was speaking at an Eid Milan party organised on Friday to honour the services of Bahawalpur Waste Management Company (BWMC). A large number of BWMC officials were in attendance. On the occasion, honorary shields were awarded to representatives of sanitary workers.

During the event, Mahar said the BWMC officials and sanitary workers had made concerted efforts to collect and dispose of the offal of sacrificial animals in Bahawalpur during the three days of Eidul Azha.

“This ensured a pollution-free and healthy environment in Bahawalpur City,” he said.

According to Mahar, the 72-hour-long cleanliness drive was supervised by BWMC Managing Director Naeem Akhtar. He said the managing director led his team with an acute sense of responsibility even though he had been ill during the drive.

Speaking on the occasion, Akhtar said BWMC only had 11 trolleys at the outset. However, the company now has a fleet of 90 trolleys and 20 more would be added within the next two months.

He added modern measures have been adopted to ensure effective waste management. The managing director said all available resources will be used to achieve this target.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 24^th, 2016.