ENVIRONMENT

DCE joins the people of Atonsu for clean-up exercise
Mr. Benjamin Kingsley Koduah, the Sekyere Central District Chief Executive (DCE) in the Ashanti region together with Officers from the Environmental Health Unit and Dept. of Social Development has joined the people of Atonsu for a clean-up exercise and desilting of Chocked gutters aimed at preventing flood as the rainy season draw closer.

Date Created : 3/21/2023 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Susana Danso/Ghanadistricts.com

Speaking to the people after the exercise, the DCE said cleanliness is next to Godliness and advocated much on the need to keep their surroundings clean and tidy. He further admonished them not to throw rubbish indiscriminately to prevent diseases.

Mr. Koduah, cautioned the residents against the act of dumping waste in gutters, explaining that it choked the gutters leading to flooding when it rained.

The Environmental health Officers also thanked all the volunteers for such a wonderful job they put in place during the clean-up exercise and pleaded with the citizens to make a behavioral change to keep the environment clean and prevent any form of communicable diseases.