LAHORE: The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) on Wednesday has planned to install 50,000 waste bins in the provincial metropolis to keep the city clean.

The bins will be installed at bus stops, along the busy roads, on footpaths, in the markets, especially vegetable markets, at historical places, parks and in commercial and government buildings etc.

The plan was revealed by the LWMC Chairman Atif Chaudhry who visited the company’s workshops located on the Outfall Road with Deputy CEO Munir Hussain Chopra.

During the visit, the chairman directed the workshop administration to get more CCTV cameras installed in the area for effective monitoring.

Mr Chopra gave a briefing to the chairman on the company’s arrangements for in-house repairs of waste containers, trolleys etc.

He said the company, with the help of around 900 workers and 600 vehicles, was lifting 6,000 tons of waste on a daily basis. He said rickshaw were added to the LWMC fleet to maintain cleanliness in rural areas and narrow streets.

The chairman ordered to increase the production of containers and bins, announcing a plan to install 50,000 waste bins in the provincial capital.

He also reviewed the timings of the vehicles operation in the field and workers’ attendance.

Meanwhile, the citizens criticised the installation of the bins on the banks of the City Canal as they had to cross the busy Canal Road to throw trash in these bins. They demanded the bins should be installed on the other side of the road to facilitate waste disposal.

Earlier, the chairman also visited Lakhodair landfill site and inspected the working of a compost plant.

He said the current administration has reactivated the compost plant after four years, claiming that more than 300 ton waste was being disposed of in an environment- friendly manner.

LWMC CEO Rafia Haider said a briefing on the upgrade of the landfill site and some other projects was given to the officers concerned.

She said installation of vents for emission of gases from the landfill was in full swing.

She also said that an environmental monitoring report would be presented after every two months.

Published in Dawn, March 17th, 2022