Sargodha TMC fails to install 30 garbage containers

Containers were provided by the provincial govt a few months ago

SARGODHA: The trend to dump garbage openly in adjacent areas of roads and open plots is increasing day by day due to unavailability of proper dumping containers.

The people are forced to dump their garbage openly due to unavailability of waste dumping boxes in various city areas. The residents said that open dumping of waste material was also causing environmental pollution and quarters concerned were ignoring the matter. More than 30 garbage containers have been provided by the provincial government to the Tehsil Municipal Corporation (TMC) during the last month which could not be installed at proper places. These containers were also dumped outside TMC office while could not be placed at proper sites.

The TMC official talking to APP on Wednesday said containers would be installed in the urban areas after directions by the Commissioner Sargodha. The citizens said that the government was spending huge money to keep the city clean and also launched various campaigns of clean and green Pakistan while officials concerned were reluctant to keep the city clean. The TMC should install available garbage containers at proper dumping sites to avoid open garbage points, the citizens said.

Various Cantonment Board Sargodha (CBS) areas were also witnessing poor performance of the department due to open dumping of garbage at different sites, a resident of CBS area Usman Hafeez said.

The official of CBS said that all-out efforts were being made for proper cleanliness of CBS areas while efforts were continued to find out people dumping garbage openly at adjacent areas of Canal Road.

A resident Kamran living in Satellite Town area said that most of the hospitals and laboratories are also dumping their hazardous waste openly. He added that private hospitals were avoiding proper incineration process to burn their dangerous medical waste material and health departments were also ignoring the issue. The residents demanded quarters concerned to make sure cleanliness of the city and ensure monitoring of open garbage dumping in the city areas.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 17^th, 2019.