RAWALPINDI: As many as 12,130 ton of animal waste was disposed of in Rawalpindi district by Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) during three days of Eidul Azha.

More than 6,340 workers and 1,066 vehicles and machinery were present in the field during the Eid cleaning operation. All the staff Holidays were cancelled.

Over 1,500 complaints received during the Eid days were immediately addressed. The cleaning operation that started a night before Eid has been successfully completed after continuing for four consecutive days.

After removing the garbage, all the temporary transfer stations were dismantled and washed with rose water and then a large amount of lime was sprinkled to eliminate germs and odors. On the third day of Eid, RWMC Managing Director Rana Sajid Safdar visited different places in the city and met workers and also presented them with sweets.

Talking to the media, MNA Tahira Aurangzeb termed the Eid cleaning operation a practical example of a clean Punjab and said that the exemplary cleanliness arrangements in Rawalpindi are being implemented.

Deputy Commissioner Dr Hassan Waqar Cheema said that during Eidul Azha, a clean environment was provided to the citizens through effective monitoring, prompt response and modern waste management strategies.

He said that all complaints received from the citizens were addressed promptly and no pollution was allowed to remain in any area. He said that the workers, officers and field teams of the organisation worked continuously day and night and successfully completed this most difficult cleaning target.

Member National Assembly Tahira Aurangzeb, Commissioner and Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner Dr. Hassan Waqar Cheema personally supervised the cleaning operation. He ensured effective monitoring by making several visits to different places of the city, transfer stations and the central control room on the three days of Eid.

Residents of twin cities throng parks

Despite sizzling heat, the residents of the twin cities celebratedEidulAzhawith religious fervor. Hundreds of Eid congregations were held while people also offered Eid prayer at mosques, Eidgahs, Imambargahs and other open areas amid tight security.

Special prayers were offered for the progress and prosperity of the country, unity of the Muslim Ummah, solution of their problems and liberation of Muslim territories, including Indian held Kashmir.

In the morning,mostly people remained busy in sacrificing animals while some visited cattle market to find some animal. Later in the evening, people planned a number of programs. Some arranged barbecue at their homes while a number of families thronged public parks (Ayub Park, Zia Park, Jinnah Park, Nawaz Sharif Park, Lake View) and other resorts like Murree, Pir Sohawa, Daman-i-Koh along with children and made “Tikkas” and “Kababs”.

“We spent time from morning to evening in house to manage the sacrificial animal meat after slaughtering and then went to relatives to give them their shares. After spending busy days, we came to park to enjoy the Eidfestivities,” said Nisar Ahmed, a visitor at Ayub National Park.

Mohammad Bashir, a visitor in the park, said that it was the hot day on Friday but his family spent third day at picnic place.A visitor to Lake View Park, Irfan Raja said his family came to park on third day of eid. He said that the hot weather forced them to come to the park in the evening.

The Jungle Kingdom at Ayub National Park remained the biggest attraction for the kids. Mostly children wanted to enjoy electronic swings and zoo. On the third day of Eid, the rush was witnessed in Murree.

As the government announced three public holidays, tens of thousands of citizens also thronged towards the hill resort Murree. Because of heavy deployment of traffic wardens, the traffic situation remained under control in Murree.

Published in Dawn, May 30th, 2026