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6/19/24, 10:16 AM Dubai Municipality allocates 3,150 cleaning supervisors and workers to oversee public hygiene operations during Eid Al-Adha hol…
system, equipped with necessary solutions and resources. In addition, a group of 650 cleaning engineers have been
allocated from the private sector to supervise cleaning operations in tourist, industrial, and desert areas.
The municipality has assigned a field team comprising seven field supervisors and 84 sanitation engineers to operate in a
three-shift system every day, with an aim to improve the cleanliness and sustainability of public beaches. Through these
efforts, the municipality seeks to offer a distinguished and appealing experience for the emirate’s beachgoers including
citizens, residents, and visitors during the Eid holiday. The municipality has also allocated a team of nine inspectors and
field supervisors to ensure cleanliness of investment areas and monitor the compliance of real estate development
companies with approved work systems.

Cleanliness of Main Roads and Highways
The municipality has also designated an exclusive team of 155 sanitation engineers and 10 supervisory and monitoring
personnel to ensure the cleanliness of a total distance of 2,300 kilometers of main roads in four separate shifts. The
operational strategies of the municipality have been created to tackle all emergencies, ensuring the hygiene of main roads
and highways while effectively resolving complaints. The Municipality has assigned necessary resources for waste
collection and transportation including prompt cleaning of accident sites along external roads and highways.
Automated Fleet

Additionally, the municipality has deployed a lineup of 759 automated vehicles along with necessary equipment to complete
different routine field operations that support programs as well as emergency services 24 hours a day and upon request.
The fleet includes 318 heavy vehicles, 158 lightweight vehicles, 176 rental vehicles, and 77 heavy equipment units, which
are connected to boats for cleaning and 30 lightweight equipment units. During the Eid Al-Adha holidays, the fleet will run
456 daily programs on an average, which include duties such as cleaning, addressing complaints, reporting incidents and
regular field inspections.
Operating Hours

The Municipality’s strategy to ensure general cleanliness operations throughout Dubai’s Eid Al-Adha holiday includes
scheduling and controlling landfills, waste disposal locations, and treatment facilities. During the holidays, Al Qusais landfill
and Bayada landfill will be operational around the clock and the medical waste incinerator at Jebel Ali Hazardous Waste
Treatment Plant will also operate without interruption, in addition to the control room at Warsan waste-to-energy conversion
facility, which will be operational 24/7 during the holidays.

Dubai Municipality has streamlined access to various services, including the submission of requests for the convenience of
the public and customers through its website. The services include applying for permits to dispose of hazardous waste,
commercial waste and unnecessary materials. Furthermore, individuals can request for wide range of services including
contracting with waste collection and transportation companies, securing a no-objection certificate for infrastructure and
construction projects and adding or changing the location of waste containers. On the first day of Eid Al-Adha, the services
for collecting bulk waste will be temporarily discontinued and will resume on the following days.
Dubai Municipality urges the public to adhere to the guidelines, preserve public facilities, prevent barbecuing on green
areas, refrain from littering in public places, and ensure proper waste disposal in a manner that maintains the emirate’s
urban appearance.

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