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KCC workers clean city in 8 hours

Published : Thursday, 20 June, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 111
KHULNA, June 19: The Khulna City Corporation (KCC) workers cleaned the entire city within eight hours after slaughtering of the sacrificial animals on Eid-ul -Azha.

The KCC sources said over 850 workers have been engaged to remove the wastes of the sacrificial animals in the city on the Eid day, June 17.

The workers have started their cleanliness drive since 2pm on the Eid day which continued till 10pm.

The KCC authorities have appointed several vigilance teams in 31 wards to inspect the drive and also opened a control room to conduct the operations.

Councillor, secretaries and conservancy supervisors of each ward have supervised these matters in their respective wards.
Besides, around 85 vehicles including 76 trucks, 6 container movers (garbage loaders), vans and others modern equipment  were on the city streets to remove the waste, said Chief Waste Management Officer of Conservancy Department of KCC Md Anisur Rahman.

KCC workers sprayed around 4,050 kg bleaching powder and 400 liter savlon in slaughtering spots in the city, he said.
Earlier, KCC authorities have fixed a total of 141 slaughtering spots at 31 wards and conducted a campaign among the city dwellers to ensure an environment friendly city during Eid-ul-Azha.

Mayor of KCC Talukder Abdul Khaleque visited different areas of the city on Eid day to watch the cleanliness drive of the KCC workers.

While talking with the Observer, Mayor Khaleque said, "City dwellers have sacrificed around  6,268 sacrificial animals during the Eid-ul-Azha.

Though it was hard task to clean the city within eight hours, the workers had done the job."

KCC earned around Tk 2.26 crore as revenue from only cattle markets of the KCC, the Mayor expressed his satisfaction over revenue collection as well as the cleanliness drive conducted by the KCC workers.



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