Waste backlog not yet cleared from Lahore roads
National
March 10, 2021
LAHORE: Heaps of rubbish and garbage have not so far been removed from majority of the City roads despite Lahore Waste Management Company’s (LWMC) claim that it has started a drive to clear waste backlog from the City areas.
Talking to The News, many citizens have complained that uncollected waste has become a common sight, reflecting incompetency of present government. They said during the tenure of the previous government people from all over the country used to give examples of cleanliness in Lahore and even teams of Sindh government visited Lahore to know cleanliness system for Karachi.
Shoe factory catches fire
January 28, 2021
LAHORE: A fire broke out in a shoe factory in Farrukhabad, Shahdara on Wednesday. Cause of fire could not be known until the filing of this report. On being informed, the firefighters rushed to the spot and contained the blaze. The second floor of the factory was completely reduced to ashes. No casualty was reported. Meanwhile, fire broke out in two houses, one in China Scheme and another in Niazi Adda, Kot Kombo.
LWMC fails to clean up city
Waste collection agreements with contractors end on December 31
LAHORE:
Despite tall claims, the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) has failed to keep the city clean.
Heaps of garbage are seen in almost all areas of the provincial capital owing to limited capacity and unpreparedness of the company to handle tonnes of solid waste after expiry of contracts with foreign companies.
Waste collection and cleanliness agreements between the LWMC and Turkish contractors Albayrak and OzPak JV are going to end on December 31.
The LWMC has already decided not to offer any further extension to the contractors. The company accepted the responsibility to lift solid waste from the city with the help of local government agencies.