Sindh CM for developing solid waste management system in Larkana

KARACHI   -  Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday directed Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) to develop a proper solid waste management system in Larkana. He was chairing a meeting of Local Government Department that was attended by provincial LG Minister, Syed Nasir Shah, Chairman P&D M Waseem, Secretary Finance Hassan Naqvi, Secretary Local Government Najam Shah, MD Sindh Solid Waste Management Board Zubair Channa and other concerned. The meeting was briefed that population of Larkana city was 590,579 and around 337 tons of garbage was generated daily. The city has 20 union councils where 70 temporary garbage collection points have been set up. The CM directed the LG minister to immediately acquire a suitable landfill site near the city, start door to door garbage collection system and then shift the same to garbage transfer station and later to the landfill site. The MD SSWMB informed the meeting that tender for outsourcing the entire solid waste management right from sweeping, door to door collection and transfer to Garbage Transfer Station (GTS) had been prepared and approved by the government. The CM directed the SSWMA to invite tenders for the solid waste management of the city and start development landfill site.

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