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and overall quality of life. The municipality further seeks to offer all residents and visitors top-

notch tourism, entertainment and living experiences.

Integrated Field Teams
Dubai Municipality’s workforce includes a team of 250 supervisory and control staff to monitor

and manage basic cleaning duties. Furthermore, they are in charge of handling both routine

and emergency field reports. They are further responsible for supervising a team of 2,250

sanitation engineers across Dubai. The cleaning team will be operating in a four-shift 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-

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