Door to door Waste Collection along with maintaining cleanliness in the city has become a challenge for Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC).

Waste collection from Homes has so far started in 100 of the city’s 274 union councils.

According to sources, there is concern that the tax expenses from houses and commercial areas after delivery of the service will be delayed while the cost of LWMC will increase.

During a provincial cleanliness project, facilities for cleaning and waste collection will be provided from houses in villages on par with cities.

The sanitation facilities were already available in Lahore City, but the Punjab government has started preparations for waste collection from homes in all trade union councils along with the cleaning of the streets and roads.

The deadline of March 30 was set to deliver the services at the door to the residents’ door.

The Punjab government had also approved the acquisition of machines and recruiting employees, considering LWMC’s needs before starting the project.

After the approval, 2,800 loaders have been purchased rickshaws and 6,742 employees must be recruited, of which 3,810 are employed in the phase.

The process of recruiting 2,932 drivers and other employees is underway.

The number of LWMC employees will increase to more than 18,000.

LWMC started the pilot project in 20 union councils in the nine cities in Lahore and got the goal of delivering door to door waste collection facilities from all trade union councils by March 30.

According to the plan approved by the provincial government, citizens should be asked to pay waste tax after delivering them the services for three months.

There are a few days left before the deadline of March 30, but it dies to door Waste Collection has started in the residential areas of only 100 UCs, reportedly due to unavailability of machines, negligence of officers and other reasons.

The sources said that accusations of fuel theft had also appeared in areas where the service was launched. Five liters of gasoline are assigned for each garbage collection Rickshaw daily, but there have been complaints that they are not ending their entire route.

LWMC had entered into agreements with various companies on the acquisition of rickshaws and other machines for the door-to-door collection, but the project has not yet been fully implemented.

A resident of Samanabad, Farid Ahmed, said waste was not collected from home in his area despite a message in this regard. However, another resident, Imtiaz Ahmed, praised the initiative.

LWMC has so far prepared many business plans, including waste tax collection that has failed.

Another citizen, Muhammad Rizwan, opposed the introduction of the waste tax. He said people were burdened by inflation and couldn’t pay more taxes.

In response to a question, LWMC CEO SAHIB YOUR BABAR said the program to provide services in villages and cities was underway.

He said that door to door waste collection had started in Lahore, and its implementation in all UCs had to be completed by April 15.

The official said it took time to hire staff and equipment.

He said the services would be delivered to the people and that the process of charging the tax that was already imposed would be started.