‘Model street’ set up in UC of Peshawar

Idea floated by Unicef to spread awareness about benefits of cleanliness

PESHAWAR:

The Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) on Tuesday set up a model street in union council Yakatoot to spread awareness about the benefits of cleanliness.

The aim of the model street was to ensure that people would participate in the operations conducted by the sanitation body as well as the cleanliness of the city.

The idea of the street as well as the awareness campaign was being carried out under a sanitation project funded by the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

Under the project, the Qazi Noor Street was cleaned and colorful plants of flowers were placed to encourage people of other streets to follow the practice.

Meanwhile, a team of community development officers carried out an awareness campaign to sensitize residents of Yakatoot locality on the importance of sanitation.

Small waste bins were placed in the street outside houses to encourage locals to throw waste in them.

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"We believe that keeping the city clean round the clock is impossible without participation of people,” said WSSP Spokesperson Hassan Ali.

He said residents were the biggest stakeholders who could play a major role in the sanitation process and make a huge difference.

The spokesperson said the residents were requested to place waste, packed in biodegradable plastic bags, outside their houses once a day so that it could be easily disposed of.

"It will save time and energy and help all of us to keep our city clean," he said, adding the WSSP planned to make model streets in all union councils under its administrative jurisdiction.

Under the project, waste containers of different sizes would be placed in streets and people would be urged to dump waste in them instead of throwing it in drains or streets.

Ali added that this project and awareness campaign would create a sense of ownership and responsibility among people.

(With input from APP)

Published in The Express Tribune, July 14^th, 2021.