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Dubai Municipality removes neglected vehicles

During the campaign, around 68 vehicle clearance alerts, 38 poster alerts, and 30 short
SMS text messages were issued for discarded vehicles in the parking lots and courtyards.

The campaign achieved a response rate of 95 per cent, efficiently addressing and

managing the situation.

Eng. Saeed Safar, Director of Waste Operations Department at Dubai Municipality, said:
“The campaign is a part of the Municipality’s annual campaigns aimed at removing any

elements that may distort the urban and aesthetic appeal of Dubai and cause adverse
environmental impacts.

“Furthermore, the campaign pursued to enhance community awareness about the impact

of damaged or neglected vehicles and the risk of their negligent accumulation, in addition
to promoting the values of community responsibility to enhance the emirate’s appeal and

the aesthetics of the public facilities.

“By doing so, it aimed to support our pillars in integrated waste management, offer
cutting-edge and efficient municipal services in the field of city hygiene, and advance our

objectives of making Dubai a more sustainable city.”

Safar highlighted that over the previous month, the Municipality had assigned a

monitoring team to track neglected vehicles and equipment, which includes all types of
light and heavy vehicles, locomotives, trailers, boats and various neglected maritime.

This crew included a team from the Road and Transport Authority and the Emirates’

contracted parking company to handle the transport and seizure of discarded vehicles.

Dubai Municipality’s monitoring team for tracking neglected vehicles and equipment in the
Emirate works according to a series of administrative procedures, which begins with the

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