Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Md Shahjahan Mia on Monday said some 31,226 tonnes of sacrificial waste have been removed over three days of Eid-ul-Azha until Monday noon.

Speaking at a press conference held at the WASA Bhaban in the capital, Shahjahan Mia said, “All the waste from the first phase was removed within 12 hours on the day of Eid. Waste from the following two days has also been cleared by DSCC.”

In DSCC, 166,754 animals were sacrificed across 75 wards, with 133,317 on Eid day (June 7), 31,745 on June 8, and 1,692 on June 9. Specific breakdowns by animal type for DSCC were unavailable.

This year, a total of 12,853 cleaning workers — 10,000 from the city corporation and over 2,000 from private organisations — were deployed by Dhaka South to handle waste removal.

According to the DSCC administrator, the volume of waste was higher this year compared to the previous year, when around 22,000 tonnes were cleared.

As part of the waste management initiative, 140,000 waste bags were distributed among residents of Dhaka South. Waste removal efforts are still ongoing, the administrator said.

Since the day of Eid, DSCC has received 21 complaints related to waste disposal.

Shahjahan Mia said action was taken immediately upon receiving each complaint.

“Although waste was seen in many areas of the south in the morning, newly generated waste was removed promptly. No one will see piles of waste lying around in Dhaka South anymore,” he said, adding that regular waste management operations will resume from Tuesday.

Addressing the issue of waterlogging in Dhaka South, Shahjahan mentioned that recent rainfall had caused water accumulation in a few locations.

DSCC is currently working on those areas to resolve the issue, he added.