Egyptian authorities have announced a nationwide state of maximum readiness ahead of the Eid Al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) holiday, with intensified efforts to ensure public cleanliness, safe slaughter practices and uninterrupted public services during the festive period.
Minister of Local Development and Environment Manal Awad directed on Tuesday waste management authorities and local governorates to raise preparedness levels throughout the holiday, with emergency cleaning campaigns deployed to handle increasing waste, particularly from sacrificial animals.
She urged citizens to avoid slaughtering animals in streets or residential areas and instead use government-approved slaughterhouses, stressing that legal action will be taken against random slaughtering in public spaces.
The ministry also coordinated with Cairo and Giza cleaning authorities and private waste collection companies to intensify sanitation campaigns around Eid prayer grounds, markets and butcher shops, while allocating special vehicles for collecting slaughter waste and increasing awareness campaigns among citizens.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that 497 government slaughterhouses across the country will receive sacrificial animals free of charge under full veterinary supervision to ensure meat safety and reduce random slaughtering.
Emergency veterinary committees have also been formed to inspect slaughterhouses and meat outlets, while authorities continue monitoring wheat harvest operations and supplying subsidised food products through fixed and mobile outlets.
In addition, regional zoos, the Aquarium Grotto Garden in Zamalek and the Agricultural Museum in Dokki have completed maintenance and preparation works to receive visitors during the Eid Adha holiday.
