MULTAN: Multan Waste Management Company (MWMC) will purchase 68 loader rickshaws to lift waste from Union council and ensure better cleanliness arrangements in the city. Manager Operation MWMC Usman Khursheed while talking to state-run media on Saturday said the company’s BoD had given approval for the purchase of loader rickshaws. He said that over Rs 18 million would be spent on the purchase of loader rickshaws to lift waste from Union council level. He hoped that loader rickshaws would be helpful in improving cleanliness in the city more better way. He informed that over 600 sanitary workers would also be recruited on contract basis to meet the sanitary staff shortage through third party and advertisement of the posts has already been given. The last date for submission of applications is April 24. While tenders for loader rickshaws would be opened on April 25. He said that they were lifting 700 to 750 ton waste from city daily while their target is 860 ton daily. He said that they had done 80 challans over throwing waste on roads from which 23 people have submitted it fee so far. Usman said that complaint cell was functional and over 60 complaints regarding cleanliness registering daily. He informed that the complaint which came before 12 am addressed on same day while complaint after 12 am resolved other day. He said that capacity of dumping waste at Habiba Siyal landfill site has remained four to five months more adding that they have selected site for regional landfill site near Head Muhammad Wala consisting on 140 acre land. He said that they would construct a park at Habiba Siyal landfill site after completion of filling capacity. He urged the citizens to cooperate with sanitary staff for swift cleanliness arrangements in city. Published in Daily Times, April 15th 2018.