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6/19/24, 10:18 AM Dubai Municipality allocates 3,150 cleaning supervisors and workers to oversee public hygiene operations during Eid Al-Adha hol…

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

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