By: Jones Anlimah
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) is collaborating with Municipal and District Assemblies in the Volta Region and waste management company, Zoomlion, to clear a total of 20 heaps of huge refuse dumping sites in the region.
The initiative which forms part of a nationwide exercise is in line with the ongoing government’s clean Ghana agenda which seeks to resolve and improve sanitation challenges in the country.
Recognizing the urgency to continue to improve upon the sanitation situation in the country, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in partnership with Zoomlion, a leading waste management company in the country have decided to clear major and accumulated heaps of refuse at various dumping sites in the country.
The initiative among others also seeks to address environmental concerns, promote sanitation and hygiene, and improve the overall well-being of communities across the country.
The Volta region, known for its natural beauty and vibrant culture, has in recent times been grappling with waste management challenges, leading to unsightly heaps of refuse accumulating in various localities.
A total of 20 huge and accumulated heaps of refuse at dumping sites in 11 Municipal and District Assemblies are expected to be cleared. The Assemblies include Ho, Kpando and Keta Municipalities, South Tongu and Adaklu Districts. The rest are Ketu North and South, North Dayi, Agotime Ziope, Akatsi South, and Ho West Districts.
At the launch of the Volta Regional exercise in the North Dayi District, the Volta Regional Coordinator for Zoomlion, Mrs. Sefakor Yawa Kugbonu said a dedicated team of workers from Zoomlion, armed with specialized equipment will clear all identified and accumulated heaps of refuse at various locations.
“There is a nationwide refuse heaps evacuation going on in all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies. And we are happy that today we are in North Dayi. In all we are expected to evacuate 6 aged heaps within the District” she said.
The North Dayi District Chief Executive, Mr. Kojo Atta in an interview with GBCNEWS during the exercise in his district commended the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development for recognizing the importance of private-public partnerships in tackling environmental challenges.
He outlined some measures to be undertaken by the Assembly to ensure sustainability of all cleared sites.
“We will write to the churches, we will write to the traditional authorities, we will write to Assembly members and all of us will have a stakeholder engagement as to what to do to maintain proper places like these. Then also we will have a durbar with the whole community where we will tell the people what they also have to do at home so that sense of ownership is what we want to engender in them to make sure that our environment is clean. So that is what we are going to do to sustain this effort” he said.
