CDA to hire 500 more sanitary workers

Plans to install 1,000 more dustbins in capital

The DC had ordered his security guard to thrash the sanitary worker for not mopping the floor properly. PHOTO: Reuters/File

ISLAMABAD:

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has taken the decision to hire 500 more workers on contractual bases and to buy the latest machinery to improve the sanitation system further here.

The jurisdiction of sanitation department has also increased to the union councils of rural areas. The tender has been issued for installing 1,000 more dustbins at all the small and big markets of the city to improve the cleanliness situation in the city.

According to detail, the sanitation department of CDA is committed to provide best cleanliness services to the masses. The vehicles of the sanitation department which were not in use for a long time are being repaired. The department has increased the machinery as the green waste has been increased. The department is currently disposing 800 tons waste daily.

The sanitation department has increased its jurisdiction to rural areas also to enhance the beauty of these areas. The department is currently working in Bahara Kahu, Bani Gala, Taramari, and Khhana. Dustbins will be installed in the said rural areas soon. To improve the sanitation system, the department has installed green and blue dustbins in Sector E-7.

The separate dustbins are installed to keep the wet and dried waste separate from each other. In the next phase, these green and blue dustbins will be introduced at diplomatic enclave. The department has decided to hire 500 more workers on contractual base and to buy the latest machinery to assure the cleanliness in the city.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, December 21st, 2020.

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