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QUETTA: As per the directions of Chief Minister Jam Kamal, the Quetta Metropolitan Corporation (QMC) has started cleanliness drive at Quetta’s Airport Road and is planning to expand the campaign across the city.



This was stated by QMC Administrator Tariq Javed Mengal during a visit to the road on Saturday.



Lamenting over citizens’ response towards cleanliness, he said that the public should use garbage cans for dumping waste instead of throwing trash on roads.



“Even after a day-long effort of the staff, the Airport Road still remains dirty just because of lack of cooperation from the public,” said Tariq Javed. The administrator termed the airport as the face of Quetta, saying that under available resources the department was making earnest efforts for restoring the beauty of the city.



“The QMC staff has been decomposing 1,250 metric tons garbage on daily basis being produced by 3.5 million people of the city,” he said.



Published in The Express Tribune, September 23rd, 2019.