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To make sure that UAE wakes up happy to 2017, cleaning crews were out in force to pick up litter from the country?s parks, roads and beaches in a huge operation in the early hours of New Year?s Day. After people rang in 2017, Dubai Municipality workers dressed in orange overalls were gathering up plastic bottles, food trays, cans and leftover bunting and confetti in large bags. Work to scrub and clean the streets and sidewalks clear of rubbish was completed hours before the city woke up to celebrate the first day of the new year. At Dubai?s newest attraction, the Dubai Water Canal Boardwalk, bags of rubbish were neatly stacked along the path for collection before fitness enthusiasts set out for their early morning jog or walk. More than 1,000 staff from the municipality and private companies pitched in early on the first day of the year when the festivities ended.Workers last year cleared 23 tonnes of waste from the Downtown Dubai area. The main areas where there were too many people was Burj Khalifa, Downtown and surrounding Business Bay areas, Sheikh Zayed road, the new canal, Burj Al Arab, the Beach, Al Sufouh beach, Al Khail and Al Wasl roads.In Abu Dhabi, an army of cleaners was deployed at the Corniche and Abu Dhabi Breakwater where the majority of people gathered to watch the midnight fireworks.In Sharjah, cleaning crews were out on the streets from as early as 6am. After a hectic few hours, the capital?s, walkways, corniche, parks and beaches were clean once again. Moreover , last month, in the build up to the celebrations, Sharjah Municipality distributed leaflets urging visitors to keep the city clean. Source: The National
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Great to see such efforts by the governments, hope that this will be copied by others too.
Posted 05-01-2017 13:55
Thanks for sharing, Harmanjot! Gathering to celebrate the new year seems to be a common phenomenon in most of countries. It is nice to hear how workers successfully cleaned up the waste, but it would have been better if citizens voluntarily did that. Anyways, happy new year Harmanjot :)
Posted 03-01-2017 02:06
It's quite good to see all this cleaning going on the very first day of 2017.....Hope this carries on for the rest of the year as well.......have a good day
Posted 02-01-2017 17:15