DNCC removes sacrificial animal waste in 6 hours

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) authority has claimed to remove sacrificial animal waste within the announced six-hour timeframe.

DNCC Mayor Md Atiqul Islam on Monday (June 17) evening said, "With everyone's cooperation, we have been able to completely remove the sacrificial animal waste of DNCC within the six hours as we declared earlier.’’

Expressing grateful to the conscious citizens for their sincere cooperation, he said all need to continue working together to keep Dhaka city clean in the coming days, reports UNB.

He also urged those who could not sacrifice animals on Monday to complete the process by Tuesday morning.

Mayor Atiqul inaugurated the removal of the sacrificial animals’ waste at Mirpur-2 in the capital at 2pm.

The DNCC completed the removal of sacrificial waste from all 54 wards collecting approximately 10,374 metric tonnes of waste by 8pm.

The mayor personally inspected the sacrificial waste management activities in various areas and conducted direct supervision.

Additionally, to ensure effective monitoring, DNCC formed 10 groups for inspection in its 10 regions. Each group, led by a senior official, included key personnel from health, engineering, waste management, and other departments. These groups monitored waste management activities continuously across DNCC's ten regions.

At the end of the inspection, Mayor Atiqul ordered Waste Management Department and the inspection groups formed for supervision to swiftly clear the sacrificial waste by tomorrow.

On the other hand, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has removed waste of the sacrificial animals from 64 out of 75 wards under the DNCC till 8pm.

Processes were underway to remove the waste from the rest wards, said a DSCC media release signed by Md Abu Naser, public relations officer of the organisation.