Eid cleanliness operation: Punjab launches drone-assisted digital monitoring

LAHORE: On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, digital monitoring of the Eid cleanliness operation is being carried out by the Safe City Authority, while drone technology is being utilised for “Operation Clean” for the first time in Punjab’s history.

Drone cameras have been deployed successfully in narrow streets and suburban areas of various cities across the province to monitor the presence of animal waste and offal during Eid-ul-Azha cleanliness activities.

Monitoring of the cleanliness operation through Safe City cameras is also continuing in Bahawalpur, Muzaffargarh, Pakpattan and Dera Ghazi Khan, along with several other cities.

Drone surveillance for vigilance of the cleanliness operation is also underway in Chiniot, Gujrat, Faisalabad, Rahim Yar Khan and other districts.

In Lahore and other cities, drone cameras are now being used to identify animal waste and remains in streets and neighbourhoods. As soon as waste and remains are detected through drone surveillance, Suthra Punjab teams immediately reach the site and clear the area within moments.

Monitoring of animal waste and remains is also continuing through Safe City cameras installed on major roads and markets.

Collection points and dumping sites are also being monitored through drones and other cameras, while the performance of Suthra Punjab workers and operational vehicles is being reviewed on a real-time basis.

Despite the extremely hot weather, officers and “Suthra Punjab” workers remained actively engaged in streets, markets and neighbourhood s under the scorching sun.

Workers of the Suthra Punjab programme remained active to set a record for the largest cleanup operation.

In Toba Tek Singh, Kasur, Okara, Bahawalnagar and other cities, the operation cleanup that began during the last hours of the night continued uninterrupted for several hours.

In every city of Punjab, Suthra Punjab vehicles could be seen moving through roads, squares and intersections while collecting offal and waste remains.

On the special directions of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz, the province-wide operation cleanup was continuing with zeal and commitment.

Despite the severe heat, officers and Suthra Punjab workers remained busy in streets, bazaars and neighbourhoods.

Workers of Suthra Punjab were striving to establish a record for the biggest cleanup operation.

Model cleanliness arrangements were made at Eidgahs in Sialkot, Dera Ghazi Khan, Jhang and Lodhran.

Suthra Punjab workers washed streets and markets as if cleaning the courtyard of a home. After the cleanliness operation, lining and decorative patterns were made with lime in mosques.

The cleanup operation, which started during the last hours of the night in Toba Tek Singh, Kasur, Okara, Bahawalnagar and other cities, had continued for many hours without interruption.

It said that in every city of Punjab, Suthra Punjab vehicles could be seen on roads, chowks and intersections while lifting offal and residual waste.

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