RWMC Disposes of 6,000 Tonnes of Garbage During ‘Suthra Punjab’ Drive”

News Desk
Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) had removed over 6,000 tonnes of garbage from Rawalpindi city and its tehsils in the first week of a month-long Suthra Punjab cleanliness campaign from March 1 to 31.
During the campaign, the teams collected around 5,542 tonnes of garbage from Rawalpindi and Murree, 247 tonnes from Gujar Khan, 500 tonnes from Kallar Syedan, Kahuta, and Taxila, while 346 tonnes of garbage had been gathered from private housing societies, the spokesman of RWMC told us on Sunday.
He said that the Capital Development Authority had also dumped as many as 4,000 tonnes of garbage at the Losar dump station.
Similarly, the RWMC also addressed 63 of the total 84 complaints received on social media platforms during the last week.
At the same time, hundreds of pamphlets were distributed and banners were displayed to create awareness among the people.
Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Aamir Khattak, Chairman RWMC Saqib Rafiq, and CEO RWMC Rana Sajid Safdar visited various Union Councils of the city daily and inspected the cleanliness campaign.
They interacted with the residents and received feedback and suggestions regarding the cleanliness campaign.
The spokesman informed me that the city was also being cleaned by mechanical washing and sweeping at night, while containers kept in the city were also being cleaned daily.
He further added that the communication and social mobilisation team of RWMC was also conducting an awareness campaign about the hazards of smog and dengue in commercial areas and educational institutions.
He urged the residents to cooperate with the RWMC staff to make Rawalpindi a zero-waste district, and in case of any complaint, contact helpline number 1139.