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6/19/24, 10:13 AM Dubai Municipality Allocates 3,150 Cleaning Supervisors During Eid
The Municipality has deployed a total of 759 vehicles and equipment for regular field programs, offering
support and responding to emergencies

These efforts reflect its steadfast commitment to an integrated waste management system and maintaining the
highest standards of cleanliness in public services throughout the year, especially during special occasions, holidays,
and events hosted by Dubai. Furthermore, it aligns with the municipality’s strategic goals to raise the level of
sustainability, attractiveness 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. It 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 kilometres 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.

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