The amount of rubbish collected from the Central Business District (CBD) has decreased by 14.4 tons as a result of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s (AMA) ongoing decongestion effort.
Prior to the exercise, the AMA used four tipper trucks that made at least six trips a day to remove waste from the Central Business District, but after the exercise, the Assembly was logging an average of four trips daily, according to Engineer Solomon Noi, Head of Waste Management at the Assembly.
During the continuation of the First Ordinary Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Assembly of the AMA on Monday, the Head of Waste Management informed everyone of this.
“After the exercise, we are recording an average of four trips a day. This represents a reduction of two loads of tipper trucks, which is estimated at 14.4 tonnes of waste,” he said.
He added that maintaining the operation was essential to preserving a clean city environment and that the improved traffic flow and cleanliness had improved the air quality in the central business district.
Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, the mayor of Accra, spoke before the assembly and reaffirmed his dedication to the decongestion initiatives. He also emphasized that the exercise would continue and that sanitation standards would continue to be used as a gauge of his success.
“As I am speaking with you, I have my reflector with me, heading to the market to engage with the women and assure them of plans to boost the local economy,” the Mayor said.
“You can ask Mr. Noi, Head of Waste Management; I called him to meet me at Circle on Sunday after church service. I am not getting tired of this work.” he added, explaining that President John Mahama had established a clear criterion to evaluate his appointees’ work based on the sanitation in their territories.
In addition to stating that the Assembly was working with the police to enforce the rules moving ahead, the Mayor said that the exercise was not putting the Assembly in any financial hardship.
“Honourable, please, I don’t think we are causing financial distress to AMA. Although we have changed the face of the work. We are not going to quit this job today or tomorrow,” he declared.
“Our information vans are still announcing the redline policy and decongestion exercise,” the mayor said, emphasizing the necessity of ongoing stakeholder engagement to gain public cooperation.
Since you are working with human beings, you must involve them in order to improve cooperation.
“If we can’t fix Accra today, then there is no tomorrow,” he said, using the occasion to exhort all parties involved to continue their work.
The decongestion effort is a component of the Assembly’s larger “Reset Agenda,” which aims to improve cleanliness, bring order back to the capital city of Ghana, and improve people’s quality of life.
Source: newsthemegh.com