CDA prepares comprehensive plan for offal disposal

24 Sep, 2015

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has prepared a comprehensive plan for collection and disposal of waste, offal of sacrificial animals on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha to be held on September 25. An official said the environment and sanitation wings of the civic body had finalised the plan under which 2,000 sanitary workers would take part in the special cleanliness operation. The civic body has dug out 30 deep ditches at 18 various locations in the city where CDA's workers would dispose off the animals' remains, he said.
He said the Authority had also set up two emergency cell centres at transport section, CDA fire headquarters while the other at sanitation directorate, sector G-6 1/4 which would remain functional round the clock. The Authority had cancelled leaves of 2,000 sanitary workers and other officials of the relevant departments, he said.
The official said under the plan the entire city had been divided into four zones ie Zone-I included the areas of sector F-5, F-6, Blue Area and Bari Imam while Zone-II comprises Faisal Mosque, E-7, F-7, F-8, and G-8. Similarly, areas of sector F-10, F-11, Golra Sharif, G-9, G-10, G-11 and G-13 are included in Zone-III, whereas Zone-IV includes the areas of sector H-8, H-9, H-10, H-11, I-8, I-9, I-10/2, I-11, Highway, Model village Humak, Shehzad Town, Rawal Town and Margalla Town.
He said Member Environment CDA Syed Mustafain Kazmi would supervise the operation. He said residents of the federal capital could register their complaints for collection and disposal of wastes at Sanitation Directorate Help Line 1334 and telephone numbers 051-9213908 and 051-9211555.

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