Both Dhaka city corporations aim to clean up animal waste each day during Eid-ul-Azha

The Dhaka North and Dhaka South city corporations have announced that they will remove the waste of sacrificial animals on a daily basis during Eid-ul-Azha.

Dhaka South City Administrator Shahjahan Mia said, “Our waste management work will start from the afternoon of Eid. Our commitment is -- clean up sacrificial waste within 12 hours.

“We have prepared about 10,000 workers for cleaning this waste. The necessary city corporation vehicles are also ready.”

Administrator Shahjahan made the remarks after visiting the National Eidgah on Thursday morning.

He said, “We have also sent requisition orders to other government agencies – if more vehicles are needed, we will take them.”

“We have also involved all the private organisations that collect waste from houses in this cleaning process. So, the preparations are not lacking.”

Shahjahan said, “We have appealed to the people to offer sacrifices in designated places. It will facilitate garbage collection if they do so.

“Also, if someone offers sacrifices on their own, our workers will be ready to collect that waste as well. We will not be negligent in removing garbage.”

10,000 WORKERS READY IN THE NORTH

Dhaka North City Administrator Mohammad Ejaz visited the Amin Bazar landfill on Wednesday and said that the city will be kept clean by removing waste every day during Eid. About 10,000 employees of the corporation will participate in the clean-up programme over the three days of Eid.

The Dhaka North City Corporation estimates about 20,000 tonnes of waste will be generated this Eid. A total of 224 dump trucks, 381 pickups, and 24 payloaders will be employed in waste management and 1.25 million polythene bags, 2,500 bleach packets and 4,000 containers of Savlon have been distributed for cleaning.

The DNCC has announced that two trenches will be dug in Amin Bazar for “environmentally friendly” waste management.

DHAKA SOUTH MANAGING 8 CATTLE MARKETS

Administrator Shahjahan Mia said, "The South City Corporation has eight cattle markets and we have taken ample measures for their management. We have formed a market management committee to look after these markets. They are in operation. We have sufficient numbers of mobile courts present in case any crime occurs.

“Volunteers have been appointed for the market. And we have deployed 50 to 75 Ansars at each market. In addition, the police, RAB and other law enforcing agencies will be on patrol and at the station. We have made arrangements so that no buyer or seller is inconvenienced during their work.”