Citizens appreciate RWMC, RCB performance during Eid
July 25, 2021
Rawalpindi : The residents of Rawalpindi city and Cantonment areas have appreciated the performance of Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) and Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) as both the departments successfully completed the Eidul Azha cleanliness operations and removed nearly 13,845 tons entrails of sacrificial animals during three days.
This year, excellent arrangements were witnessed in Rawalpindi city and cantonment areas to remove entrails of sacrificial animals and the efforts of the departments concerned have been hailed largely by the citizens.
According to details, Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) and Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) did a good job on the eve of Eidul Azha as the operations in their respective areas were completed on Friday evening.
Prolonged power outages play on nerves of Pindiites
July 7, 2021
Rawalpindi: The performance of Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) stands exposed as the electricity system of twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad is playing on the nerves of the consumers who have to brave prolonged power outages fluctuations, tripping, and low voltage for the past many days.
The residents of areas near 502 Workshop and Adiala feeders falling under Adiala Grid Station are facing 12 to 16 hours of power outages for the past three days. The heat-stricken consumers have strongly protested against Iesco but in vain. The protesters also blocked the main Adiala Road, burnt tyres, and raised slogans against Iesco here on Tuesday.
Pindiites facing water shortage due to power outages
July 2, 2021
Rawalpindi : Electricity loadshedding coupled with hot weather has affected the water supply system of the city and although there is enough water in the Rawal and Khanpur dams to meet the city’s requirements for the next three months but excessive loadshedding is making it hard for the citizens to get their water tanks filled on time, Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Managing Director Raja Shaukat Mehmood said in an emergency meeting held here on Thursday.
He said that the areas where water was supplied through tubewells including Sadiqabad, Muslim Town, Pirwadhai, Dhoke Hassu, Dhoke Mangtal, Khayabanp-e-Sir Syed, Banni, Pindora, Asghar Mall, Dhoke Kala Khan and several others were the most affected. “We are getting enough water supply from Khanpur and Rawal dams but we are unable to supply it to the public due to prolonged loadshedding,” he said. The pumping stations remain closed due to power outages. T
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Army soldiers hold a flag march in Aabpara Market to implement restrictions against Covid-19 on Thursday. Photo by Mohammad Asim
ISLAMABAD: Eight patients succumbed to Covid-19 and 665 more people tested positive in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Thursday.
Officials said two people died of the virus in Islamabad and six in Rawalpindi.
There was confusion over the number of tests conducted in the capital during the last 24 hours. According to a Covid-19 website of the government, 3,812 tests were conducted while the district health office’s social media account put the number at 5,651 with the positivity rate of nine per cent.