DHAKA, May 26, 2026 (BSS) - Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has taken extensive preparations to remove sacrificial animal waste within eight hours during Eid-ul-Azha by deploying around 13,453 workers across the capital.

The workforce includes 6,553 DSCC personnel, 4,700 workers under the Primary Collection Service Provider (PCSP) and an additional 2,200 cleaners assigned to 11 temporary cattle markets.

DSCC Administrator Bir Muktijoddha Md Abdus Salam told BSS that the main waste removal operation would begin at 12 noon on Eid day, with a target to clear all first-day sacrificial waste within the next eight hours.

He urged city residents not to dump sacrificial waste into drains or sewers, warning that such practices could spread diseases and cause severe waterlogging during rainfall.

According to DSCC Public Relations Officer Md Russell Rahman, a total of 33,942 tonnes of waste is expected to be removed at the Matuail Sanitary Landfill over three days. Of the total, 15,935 tonnes will be removed on the first day, 11,776 tonnes on the second day and 6,231 tonnes on the third day.

Around 174,406 animals are expected to be sacrificed within DSCC areas this year.

To carry out the operation, DSCC will use 2,117 vehicles and equipment, including 45 compactors, 210 dump trucks, 42 container carriers, excavators, bulldozers and water tankers.

Besides, 46 tonnes of bleaching powder, 210 gallons of Savlon and 140,000 biodegradable bags will be distributed.

A central control room at Nagar Bhaban will monitor the activities round-the-clock, while separate control rooms have been set up at each cattle market. Executive magistrates and medical teams will also remain deployed.

Two hotline numbers - 01709900888 and 02223386014 - have been opened to receive and resolve public complaints related to sacrificial waste management.