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RAWALPINDI, Jun 03 (APP):Commissioner Rawalpindi Engineer Amir Khattak on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review cleanliness arrangements for Eid-ul-Azha.
Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Hassan Waqar Cheema, chief executive officers of Health and Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC), and other relevant officers attended the meeting. Deputy commissioners of Murree, Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal participated through video link.
Commissioner Khattak directed that no cattle market except at the approved sale points should be allowed to set up.
He also directed that a control room should be established to monitor cleanliness on Eid-ul-Azha.
The commissioner also called for taking special measures to prevent Congo virus. The Livestock Department must ensure vaccination of animals at entry and exit points, he stressed.
The public was requested to cooperate for cleanliness and call toll-free phone number in case of any complaint.
The meeting was informed that biodegradable bags would be distributed among the citizens for collection of sacrificial animals’ waste.
It was further told that the RWMC had set up 241 collection points in Rawalpindi, while 11,687 workers and 2,699 machines would participate in the cleanliness drive.
Modern methods would be used for waste transportation, the meeting was apprised.