Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been told to fully enforce their bye-laws in addressing sanitation challenges confronting the nation.
The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Dr Freda Akosua Prempeh, who made the call said the sanitation situation continues to worsen by the day in some parts of the country which according to her was unacceptable.
She said the rampant filth, stench, and the deliberate litter of plastic rubber and bottles into the drains and gutters pose health risk and a major contributory factor to the country's perennial flooding. Other places visited included Glefe and some parts of the Tema motorway, where Dr Prempeh expressed worry about the poor involvement of hawkers and residents in the cleanup exercise.
She was optimistic that, this would help minimise the poor sanitation condition that posed health risk, and urged the public to report those who litter to the MMDAs.
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