DNCC removes over 18,000 tonnes of sacrificial waste by third day, says administrator
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Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has cleared 18,344 tonnes of sacrificial waste until 6pm on Saturday, the third day of Eid-ul-Azha, according to DNCC Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan.
The cleaning drive is ongoing as animal sacrifices continue in some areas of the city corporation.
The administrator shared the figures during a press briefing held on Saturday evening at the DNCC Nagar Bhaban in Gulshan-2.
Providing a detailed breakdown of the operations, the DNCC administrator said: “On the first day of Eid, 8,076 tonnes of waste were removed through 1,882 trips. On the second day, 6,734 tonnes were cleared in 1,583 trips. On Saturday, until 6pm on the third day, 3,553 tonnes of waste were removed across 827 trips.”
“A total of 18,344 tonnes of waste have been transported from Secondary Transfer Stations (STS) to the landfill via dump trucks until 6pm on the third day,” he said.
“However, sacrifices are still taking place in different locations today [Saturday]. The remaining waste will be brought to the STS tonight and will be removed to the landfill tomorrow,” he added.
Shafiqul credited the city residents, journalists, and city corporation officials and workers for the successful waste management, noting that the feat was achieved through collective efforts.
He said the regular collection of household garbage would also continue alongside the Eid cleanup to keep Dhaka North clean and green.
The administrator also noted that four cattle markets under DNCC jurisdiction have already been completely cleaned.
These include the markets at Eastern Housing in Mirpur, Sanarpar-Uttarkhan, Dhaka Polytechnic, and the Jamuna field market in the 300-feet area.
Cleaning operations are under way at the remaining markets to make them waste-free swiftly.
Meanwhile, the DNCC administrator dismissed reports circulating on social media regarding broken grills or dysfunctional lifts in the metrorail areas as completely “baseless”.
He alleged that certain individuals and groups were spreading misinformation using AI-generated images to tarnish the image of the government and the DNCC.
Regarding logistics, he said 752 DNCC cars were fully operational during this massive cleanup campaign.
Despite occasional temporary mechanical faults in some vehicles, alternative measures were quickly deployed to maintain an uninterrupted waste removal process.