RAWALPINDI, Oct 06 (APP): A delegation of students from the Department of Environmental Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), visited the Suthra Punjab Agency Rawalpindi headquarters to learn about the agency’s sanitation and monitoring operations.
Dr Hamid Iqbal, Senior Manager Operations at the Central Control Room, briefed the students on the agency’s working system, monitoring mechanism, sanitation operations, smog-control measures, anti-littering activities and public awareness campaigns.
He also responded to the students’ questions during the briefing.
Meanwhile, on the instructions of Managing Director SPA Rawalpindi Rana Sajid Safdar, the Anti-Littering Squad continued operations against littering and waste burning and raised awareness among citizens about cleanliness.
During shop-to-shop awareness activities in different markets, the Communication Team sensitised shopkeepers and citizens about disposing of waste at designated points, avoiding littering and preventing smog.
Manager Operations District Rawalpindi, Aamir Younis Naik, also visited various areas and inspected ongoing cleanliness operations. He met sanitation workers in the field and reviewed their performance and issues.
He directed field teams to continue their work effectively and further improve cleanliness standards to provide a clean environment for citizens.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
