Dhaka's Two City Corporations Pledge to Clear Sacrificial Waste on Eid Day
Dhaka's two city corporations said they would clear sacrificial-animal waste on Eid day itself, with around 10,000 cleaners each and hundreds of vehicles.
Dhaka's two city corporations said they would clear sacrificial-animal waste on Eid day itself, with around 10,000 cleaners each and hundreds of vehicles.
Three mobile courts of Dhaka South City Corporation fined 16 traders a total of Tk 75,000 for setting up unauthorised animal markets.
Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said the corporation now has more trucks and equipment than ever and aims to clear sacrificial waste within 24 hours.
With four days to Eid-ul-Azha, cattle are pouring into Dhaka's Gabtoli market, but bargaining is intense and no animal is available for less than Tk 80,000.
Dhaka South City Corporation will create more than 25 per cent tree cover in its area, mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said at a tree plantation programme.
Tree planting along the banks of four canals will bring Dhaka's greenery up to international standards, DSCC Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said.
A lawyer has asked the High Court to strike the Aftabnagar cattle market from DSCC's Eid-ul-Azha lease notice, arguing the area falls under the northern city corporation.
A legal notice has been sent to Dhaka South City Corporation and others asking them not to hold a qurbani cattle market in Aftabnagar ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Temporary qurbani haats in Dhaka are spreading onto roads and lanes, and residents fear traffic chaos and filth, while the city corporations say there is no other space.
DSCC Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said three trees would be planted for every tree cut for development work in Dhanmondi.
Dhaka's two city corporations are preparing 16 temporary cattle markets for Eid-ul-Azha, eight each, and have invited tenders to lease them.
Dhaka South City Corporation's fourth farmers' market opened in Azimpur, giving vetted farmers from Savar a place to sell safe vegetables and fruit.
Dhaka South City Corporation removed about 21,000 tonnes of qurbani waste to the Matuail central landfill over three days.