LWMC lifts 65,868 tonnes of solid waste
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The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) has lifted 65,868 tonnes of solid waste from Gulberg Town, Nishtar Town, Samanabad Town and Shalamar Town during the zero-waste operation being conducted in the city.
The latest statistics issued by the company showed that it had lifted 3,779 tonnes of waste from Gulberg Town, 11,036 tonnes from Allama Iqbal Town, 6,630 tonnes from Nishtar Town and 5,405 tonnes from Samanabad Town during past two weeks.
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LWMC CEO Rafia Haider said the company was working round the clock in all towns of the city. Along with zero-waste operations, service delivery camp and enforcement wing have also been activated. Four service delivery camps have been set up on the spot for redressal of public complaints.
She highlighted that the LWMC enforcement wing inspected 2,225 places and registered three cases of illegal dumping while 631 challans, fines of Rs1.39 and 991 warning letters have also been issued over illegal dumping.
People can contact the service delivery camp for swift resolution of complaints about cleanliness in their area, she added.
The staff and vehicles are available 24 hours and will immediately respond to the complaint.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 2nd, 2021.