10 netted for collecting animal hides unlawfully

Chief Officer Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation, MOR reprimanded for insufficient arrangements

RAWALPINDI:

At least 10 people were apprehended for unlawfully collecting animal hides in the city.

Chief Officer Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation and MOR were reprimanded for insufficient arrangements and final warnings were issued to both officials.

The walls of the Committee Chowk underpass on Murree Road were also cleaned with water on the Commissioner's instructions.

According to the spokesperson, Commissioner Noorul Amin Mengal paid an urgent visit to several parts of the city on the first day of Eid to evaluate the sanitary condition.

Ten people were handed over to the police, who illegally collected skins from Bagh Sardars, Bani, and Raja Bazaar.

MD Rawalpindi Waste Management Company briefed the Commissioner on the sanitation arrangements.

The commissioner further reprimanded the CO Corporation and the MOR for their substandard performance and issued both officers one last warning.

The Commissioner stated that “Sacrifice is a great obligation. However, citizens need to ensure cleanliness. All the wastage should be disposed of properly in bags."