Local Government State Minister Mir Shahe Alam and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan on Thursday inspected the sacrificial waste removal activities of the city corporation at Ceramic Road in Mirpur of the capital.

After the inspection, the state minister said the city corporation has been working to remove sacrificial waste within 12 hours (starting from 2pm) in line with the Prime Minister’s directive to ensure relief for city residents during Eid-ul-Azha.

“In continuation of that effort, we came to inspect the field-level activities today. We hope the cleaning operation will be completed well before 2am,” he said.

He also said the operation would continue for the next two days.

Around 16,000 cleaners and 752 vehicles have been deployed to remove sacrificial waste, he added.

Urging residents to cooperate, the minister said, “Please put sacrificial waste in polythene bags and keep them at designated places. The cleaners will remove them quickly from there. City dwellers can remain assured that, InshaAllah, we will be able to clean the city in the shortest possible time.”

DNCC Administrator Mohammad Shafiqul Islam Khan said the corporation has undertaken a coordinated 72-hour action plan for managing sacrificial waste.

 cooperation from residents, he said, “Please remain confident and make sure to keep the waste in polythene bags at designated places.”

According to DNCC, a total of 3,158 tonnes of sacrificial waste were transported to the Aminbazar landfill through 736 trips from different areas under the DNCC jurisdiction until 2 pm on Thursday.