Faisalabad gets fancy new road washers

FAISALABAD:

The Faisalabad Waste Management Company (FWMC) has brought three mechanical washing vehicles to clean the city’s roads.

A ceremony in this regard was held at Kotwali Road on Wednesday. Faisalabad DCO Noorul Amin Mengal, FWMC Managing Director Amjad Awan, Transport Manager Zafar Dogar, Operations Manager Muhammad Ijaz and Administration Manager Ishtiaq Ahmed attended the ceremony.

The transport manager told the participants that the three vehicles had been purchased with a budget of Rs15 million.

“Initially, the mechanical vehicles will be washing the main squares and the city’s eight bazaars. The vehicles use pressurised water to wash roads,” Dogar said.

The DCO said modern equipment could play an important role in increasing cleanliness in the city. “It is important to include contemporary equipment in FWMC to make the waste management operations more effective,” he said.

FWMC MD Awan said Faisalabad was the first district after Lahore that had purchased such vehicles. “Our next target is to purchase mini dumpers for removing waste from the city,” the official said.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 3^rd, 2014.