RCB removes 5,000 tonnes of garbage

Board launches awareness campaign to encourage citizens to play an active role

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board’s (RCB) Sanitation Department has removed over 5,000 tons of garbage under its two-week long cleanliness campaign.

This was disclosed by RCB Spokesperson Qaiser Mahmood. He added that the drive started on October 23 and that workers had since removed garbage from residential and commercial areas falling within its jurisdiction.

Apart from residential and commercial areas, the teams were also removing garbage from parks and graveyards. Moreover, an awareness campaign regarding cleanliness had been launched where residents have been urged to play a role to keep the Cantt areas clean.

Pamphlets were also being distributed among traders, motorists and residents. A walk was organised in Rawalpindi the other day from Romi Park to MH Chowk to create awareness among the residents for maintaining cleanliness, he informed. He further stated that RCB President Brig Shazad Tanveer, RCB Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sibtain Raza and RCB Additional CEO Faisal Munir visited different areas and inspected the progress of the cleanliness campaign.

The spokesperson said that all out efforts were being made to create awareness amongst the residents about cleanliness so that they could play their role in this regard.

He called upon the residents to extend full cooperation to the civic body and put garbage in dustbins placed in various areas.

Moreover, Mehmood informed that an awareness seminar was also organised at a private school in Naseerabad area with senior sanitation officers visiting to highlight the importance of cleanliness among children.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 5^th, 2018.