Baw West District Assembly embarks on massive clean-up 


Mr. Adongo who is also the Deputy Minister of the Upper East Region stated that a clean environment had the potential to prevent diseases such as cholera, malaria, typhoid among others and called for collective efforts from residents in the district to ensure that they fully participated in the exercise and future ones for a conducive environment. 

The Bawku West District Chief Executive, Victoria Ayamba, bemoaned the indiscriminate disposal of waste in the District and called for attitudinal change towards waste management and disposal, adding that the Assembly in collaboration of the Department of Urban Roads had constituted taskforces that distil refuse around major gutters on regular basis, adding that if they see people dumping waste into the gutters they will prosecute them.  

While encouraging the general public to daily clean their environment, she mentioned that the clean-ups will continue every two weeks in the district. 

The DCE used the opportunity to warn all landlords to provide household toilets or risk being prosecuted after a six months notice elapses.

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