SAHIWAL: Efforts of three divisions of Punjab regarding proper and timely disposal of animal waste on three days of Eid were acknowledged by Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz and Chief Secretary Kamran Afzal during a virtual meeting of all divisional headquarters of Punjab.

The divisional administration and line departments of Sahiwal, Bahawalpur and Rawalpindi divisions captured top positions.

Sahiwal Commissioner Ms Salwat Saeed told video link participants that 4,448 metric tonnes of animal waste was jointly collected by metropolitan corporations of three districts.

She said around 393 small and big corporation vehicles and 2,157 sanitary workers simultaneously participated under three shifts in a cleaning operation which is a local record for dispose of animal waste.

Published in Dawn, July 14th, 2022