Residents of G-13 in Islamabad demand provision of dumpsters

Citizens decry foul odour emanating from scattered garbage

Residents of Sector G-13 have demanded the provision of dumpsters as foul smell emitting from the scattered garbage has become a constant nuisance for locals as well as visitors.

Numerous complaints have been lodged with the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) from time to time for the provision of dumpsters at designated places in the sector, but so far these were not entertained. Due to the absence of a proper garbage collection system, especially in commercial areas and markets of the said sector, people were forced to throw garbage in vacant plots or in the streets.

Reza Ranjha, a resident of G-13/1 said FGEHF has hired the services of donkey-cart handlers who do not pick up the garbage from every doorstep regularly. “After collecting trash from houses, they throw it in nearby plots or underdeveloped area of the sector, causing a negative impact on the environment,” he lamented.

A senior official in FGEHF told the media that a tender has been floated for the provision of cleaning equipment and collection of solid waste garbage from Sector G-13 and Subsector G-14/4 including transportation and disposal at the designated garbage containment site by CDA.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 22^nd, 2019.