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RAWALPINDI, Jul 05 (APP):Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) has completed all the arrangements under a certain cleanliness program prepared for Ashura day processions.
Spokesman of RWMC told on Saturday that under the special cleanliness program, all Imambargahas, procession routes and their vicinity were being cleaned regularly from Muharram 1 besides the waste containers were also emptied.
He said that mechanical sweeping was carried out and lime powder was being sprinkled, along the main procession route include Iqbal Road, Committee Chowk, College Road, Raja Bazaar, Purana Qila, Pul Shah Nazar Deewan, Imambara chowk and adjacent areas.
He told that construction material or debris was also removed from the routes of the procession and its adjacent areas.
He informed that sanitary staff would be present until the conclusion of Ashura day processions while the entire operation would be monitored from the central control room.
He said that nullahs and drains adjacent to Imambargahas were also being cleared with excavators and heavy machinery keeping in view the Pakistan Meteorological Department heavy rainfalls forecast.The RWMC has deputed additional sanitary workers to maintain cleanliness while all areas would be cleared after the culmination of processions, he added.
The spokesman urged the residents to cooperate with the RWMC staff and not throw waste and other materials in drains and the open spaces.He added that the staff had been directed that no negligence would be tolerated.