Ministry drafts standby plan in case of strike by cleaning staff

MAKKAH — The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs (MMRA) has laid down a standby plan to keep cities and villages clean in case of strike by cleaning staff, Makkah Arabic daily reported on Saturday. The daily said that it has obtained a copy of the plan. According to the plan, municipalities should use machinery and equipment in times of workers’ strike. The help of Saudi workers available in other administrations should be taken. Schools, colleges, sports clubs and scouts should be involved. Supervisors of work zones should coordinate with education officials in their regions to help volunteer centers to form cleaning teams. Citizens should be instructed through to minimize garbage quantities by rationalizing consumption. Municipalities should have a sufficient stock of garbage bags and insecticides to be distributed to citizens and ensure that garbage is not scattered before transportation to the dumping sites. Shopkeepers and people working in industrial estates should be asked to keep the areas clean.