Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Thursday said 90 percent wastes of sacrificial animals were removed in 24 hours in the city corporation area till 2pm Thursday, reports BSS.
“We made a pledge to clean the city by removing wastes of sacrificial animals . . . As per our commitment we have removed around 90 percent of wastes,” he told a press conference at Nagar Bhaban here.
Earlier, both DSCC and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) started removing animal wastes at 2pm on Wednesday as per prior announcement.
The mayor said the cleaning operation is still going on as Muslim devotees would slaughter animals till Friday, as Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated for three days every year.
He said they estimated that sacrificing of animals in DSCC would produce 20,000 tonnes of wastes. “We have already removed 15,000 tonnes of wastes so far,” the mayor added.
Mayor Sayeed Khokon expressed his optimism that they will be successful in removing 20,000 tonnes of waste to keep the city clean and check environmental pollution.
DSCC Chief Executive Officer Khan Mohammed Bilal, Chief Waste Management Officer Air Commodore Md. Shafiqul Alam, Chief Health Officer Brigadier Brig Gen. (Dr.) Sheikh Salahuddin, civil society representative journalist and columnist Syed Abul Maksud and Architect Mubasshar Hussein were present on the occasion.