Madina Town Garbage Stand Removed After Two Decades

Key Points:

20-year-old stand removed.
2,100 houses and 65,000-70,000 residents affected.
Public park to be built on the site.
Residents thanked CM.

A garbage stand that stood for two decades near Treat Bakery in Madina Town has been removed. A public park will be built on the site, the Faisalabad administration said.

Commissioner Faisalabad Dr Imran Hamid Sheikh said around 2,100 houses and 65,000 to 70,000 residents suffered disease and foul smell because of the garbage stand. Residents had strongly demanded its removal from the urban area.

Work has started to build a public park on the cleared site. Providing citizens a clean environment is the administration’s top priority. Every possible step is being taken for it, the commissioner said.

Residents thanked Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, on whose orders the administration removed the long-standing garbage stand, the handout said.