RAWALPINDI: As many as 13,105 tonnes of off als produced in three days of Eidul Azha were disposed of by Rawalpindi Waste Management Company(RWMC)andtheRawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) outside the city.

The RWMC said it completed the Eid cleaning operation and disposed of more than 9,000 tonnes of sacrificial animals` waste from Rawalpindi and its tehsils, resolving all the 650 complaints received regarding cleanliness.

Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Tahir Farooq and RWMC Managing Director Awais Manzoor Tarar visited the city and inspected the cleanliness drive.

Mr Tarrar said that 3,663 workers and 435 vehicles took part in the cleanup operation. He said 200,000 waste bags were distributed among the citizens for dumping garbage.He said that the cleanliness operation was completed by Asr prayers on Tuesday under the supervision of Commissioner NoorulAminMengal.

For 72 hours, the staffers worked continuously in different shifts. He said the cleaning operation started one day before Eid and continued uninterrupted till the third day of Eid.

He said that 17 permanent and 43 mobile transfer stations were set up in the city and tehsils, which were demolished as soon as the Eid cleaning operation was completed.

On Tuesday, Mr Tarar accompanied by senior manager operations visited different areas of the city to participate in the Eid cleaning operation. He met the workers and appreciated their work and said with their hard work and dedication we have achieved a difficult goal.

In 12 special Eid awareness camps of the company, pamphlets containing waste bags and complaint numbers were distributed to the citizens for disposal of sacrificial waste.Meanwhile, Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) lifted 4,105 tonnes ofanimalwaste during three days of EidulAzha.

A RCBofficial told Dawn that 800 sanitary workers took part in the cleanliness drive and shifted animalwastefrom residential areas to THE Landfill site at Chakri Road.

He said that during the three days, 830 complaints were received and all the problems of the residents were solved within few hours.

RCBCantonment Executive Officer Imran Gulzar on Tuesday visited different areas to check whether the cleanliness operation was conducted successfully or not.

He expressed satisfaction over the work done by the sanitary workers and appreciated them. He also checked complaints received by theRCBduring three days.

However, in Chakra, Range Road, Burf Khana Road and some other areas, animal waste was seen on main roads on the third day of Eid.