The government has taken pragmatic steps to dispose of sacrificial animal wastes properly during the coming Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims.
Md Abdul Halim, Director General of the Governance Innovation Unit (GIU) of the Prime Minister’s Office, told BSS that the authorities concerned will introduce alternative
management of sacrificial animal wastes during Eid-ul-Azha considering the public health, economy and environment.
The steps taken by the government include: mass awareness campaign on animal waste management involving elected local representatives, setting slaughtering points in Dhaka and elsewhere, involvement of imams and other Islamic scholars in the process, distributing leaflets across the country about disposing of sacrificial animal wastes in an environment-friendly manner.
The meeting also stressed for airing and broadcasting documentaries and special bulletins on waste disposal in Bangladesh Television, all private TV channels and Bangladesh Betar and other radio stations, and publishing news reports in newspapers and online news portals.
Earlier, the GIU held a meeting with 30 representatives of the concerned ministries at Prime Minister Office with its DG in the chair. The meeting reviewed overall progress of the campaign on waste management and discussed the possible tasks of all related organizations and institutions, especially the role of Dhaka South and North City Corporations to minimize pollution in the city.
The residents of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) would be able to slaughter animals at 567 points while 508 points have been set for the dwellers of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, said a meeting source.
Like the centrally declared programmes, the imams of mosques will deliver sermons before Jumma prayers about the disposal of sacrificial animal wastes while the district
administrations and information offices will create awareness among the people by screening documentaries and making announcements through loudspeakers. Leaflets will also be circulated across the country, the meeting was told.
