LAHORE:The Suthra Punjab Agency Lahore (SPAL) has intensified action against illegal waste dumping and garbage burning across the city to ensure the implementation of CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s Suthra Punjab vision.
According to a press release issued here on Thursday in line with the directions of LWMC Chief Executive Officer Sheryar Arif Khan, complaints for prosecution and FIRs have been registered against violators at more than 10 areas, including LDA City, Wapda Town and Nawab Town.
CEO Sheryar Arif Khan has directed strict implementation of a zero-tolerance policy against those damaging the city’s beauty and environment.
Meanwhile, CEO Sheryar Arif Khan continued his field visits to ensure effective cleanliness arrangements across Lahore. He visited Gajjumata temporary waste collection point to review waste management arrangements and environmentally friendly practices.
He also reviewed the clearance of waste containers and ongoing cleanliness operations at Chandrai Road, Kacha Jail Road and Chungi Amar Sadhu.
Deputy CEO Operations Nauman Mahmood and other senior officers accompanied him during the visits. During the field visits, CEO Sheryar Arif Khan checked the attendance and uniforms of sanitation workers and met local residents to obtain direct feedback regarding cleanliness arrangements.
He said that a zero-tolerance policy was being strictly implemented against those involved in illegal waste dumping and garbage burning, which contribute to air pollution.
He added that cleanliness operations were being continuously and strictly monitored to provide citizens with a clean and healthy environment.
He further stated that all temporary waste collection points across Lahore were being upgraded to make them modern and environmentally friendly. Sanitation workers have been deployed in every union council to ensure 100pc door-to-door waste collection.
He emphasised that providing effective cleanliness facilities in both urban and rural union councils remained a top priority of LWMC.