The Anambra State Waste Management Authority ASWAMA has embarked on massive and intensive evacuation of refuse in Awka, Onitsha and other parts of the State.
In Awka, the exercise covers among other areas, Ring Road – Nibo – Nise – Agulu axis, Amaenyi, Ichide, Okpuno, Ifite Road among others where pay loaders and tipper lorries were seen loading and carting away refuse.
Our man Paul Ezeoke reports that the Managing Director of ASWAMA Mr Amechi Akorah said the exercise which commenced last week is a statewide intervention through the Ministry of the Local Government and was also going on in parts of the commercial city of Onitsha and other parts of the State.
Mr Akorah said the Authority also fumigate all dump sites after evacuation of waste to prevent infections.
He explained that the buildup was as a result of system breakdown caused by heavy rain that resulted to heavy flooding at the dump site which could not allow the bulldozer used for pushing the waste to go beyond the pool of water.
According to the Managing Director, this slowed down the pace, tempo and frequency of waste disposal as ASWAMA workers had to go to Nkwelle Ezunaka in Oyi Local Government Area to dispose refuse collected from Awka and expressed satisfaction that the state government through the Ministry of Works created outlets for the flood and fixed the dump site.
Mr Akorah reassured that after the ongoing intervention, ASWAWA will continue with the daily collection and disposal of waste from various points and reminded the residents of the need to avoid indiscriminate dumping of refuse as well as the need for proper bagging of refuse before disposal.
Also speaking, some residents at Amaenyi including Mr Ifeanyi Çhukwuemeka commended ASWAWA for embarking on the exercise and urged residents of the area to assist government to keep the environment clean by disposing their waste properly at designated points.
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