Two employees of Lahore Waste Management Company Amanat Masih, lorry baildar, and Yunus Masih, work charge driver, have been terminated from service on the charges of stealing waste containers. A complaint had already been lodged against these employees for the theft of waste containers and lids in Naulakha police station. After completion of investigation, LWMC MD took strict action and ordered to immediately terminate the services of these employees.
Ensuring that the system of waste management worked effectively, the LWMC is working in collaboration of two Turkish companies. Safe and covered containers have been placed in 16 union councils of the city initially so that the citizens can dispose off the waste at the nearest place and the city of Lahore can be made clear of heaps of waste and pollution. Another feature of these containers is that they are covered in contrast to the older ones and they adhere to the hygienic requirements.
MD LWMC Waseem Ajmal Chauhdary said like other departments there were a few black sheep in his company as well who had brought bad name to the company. He said the corrupt workers were trying to malign company’s repute that it had earned with sheer hard work and honesty in the past two years. He further added that as the company encourages its honest workers, it also discourages all the activities which are contrary to the norms of the company and affect its repute.
He appealed to the loyal and hard working employees to help the administration in making the waste management system successful and to inform the management if they knew of any foul play.
The company issued termination orders of the employees and instructed other employees to perform their job honestly and diligently.
EPD seals 3 factories for potentially harbouring dengue: Environment Protection Department Secretary Saeed Iqbal Walah along with four anti-dengue squads of EPD conducted raids in various parts of the city to prevent the spread of dengue and sealed four factories in PECO Colony on Saturday.
The EPD squads conducted raids in PECO Colony and sealed three plastic factories for not adopting safety measures regarding the dengue virus. The factories’ owners placed their plastic scrap and other accessories in open air and rain water can easily be stored in it. The EPD squads sealed these factories and issued directions to the factory’s owners to cover up all the plastic accessories by using tarpaulin. Then EPD squad also confiscated pile tyres which were placed in Liaqat Chowk G-Block Market’s rooftop.
Talking to media, Saeed Iqbal Walah said that the entire activity of EPD officials was based on awareness.
