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6/19/24, 10:18 AM Dubai: Over 3,000 Sanitation Engineers To Keep City Clean During Eid Al Adha
highways, residential areas, markets, public beaches, waterways, and public facilities. More
than 2,300km of roads will be monitored and cleaned in the mammoth programme.

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These efforts reflect the authority's commitment to maintain the highest standards of

cleanliness in public services throughout the year, especially during special occasions,
holidays, and events hosted by Dubai.

Integrated workforce

Dubai Municipality's workforce includes a team of 250 supervisory and control staff to monitor
and manage basic cleaning duties. They will oversee handling both routine and emergency

field reports as well as supervising a team of 2,250 sanitation engineers across Dubai.

The cleaning team will operate in a four-shift system, equipped with necessary 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, to clean up public beaches.

Earlier the civic body had announced that eight beaches will be reserved only for families
during the holiday period.

The beaches of Corniche Al Mamzar, Jumeirah 1, Jumeirah 2, Jumeirah 3, Umm Suqeim 1,

Umm Suqeim 2 and Jebel Ali will be open only to families. The municipality will also allocate a
140-member safety and rescue team to enhance beach safety during the period.

A team of nine inspectors and field supervisors will also ensure cleanliness of investment
areas and monitor the compliance of real estate development companies with approved work

systems.

Cleanliness of roads

For main roads spanning 2,300km, the municipality has designated an exclusive team of 155
sanitation engineers and 10 supervisory and monitoring personnel to ensure the cleanliness

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.

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