By
Isaac Newton Tetteh GNA
Kpone, (GAR) Aug.19, GNA – The National Disaster Management Organization(NADMO) has intensified measures to safeguard lives and properties
near the Kpone land fill site.
Speaking to the
Ghana News Agency, Mr. Mutawakilo Bashiru Kpone Katamanso NADMO director, said
it has become very imperative to relocate residents near the Kpone Landfill
site.
Mr Bashiru added
that, over 100 people would be affected by the evacuation exercise.
According to him,
most of the residents to evacuated for health reasons were considered as
squatters.
“They did not
acquire the land legitimately so there’s no compensations to be paid,” he
disclosed.
The Kpone Katamanso
NADMO director, explained that, the
current situation at the landfill site could degenerate into a disaster if
preventive measures were not taken.
He revealed to the GNA that, companies located
around the Landfill site had been notified to suspend all activities untill the
situation was brought under minimum control.
Sethi Brothers,
Sentuo ceramics, Dada food production limited, among some few companies would
be compelled to halt operations.
Mr. Jacob Sapenu,
Kpone Katamanso Municipal health officer, noted that, the entire landfill site
was a time bomb.
He said it was
dangerous for intruders adding, “We can not play with this
situation.”
Mr. Sapenu stressed
that, the landfill site had over lived its time span and called on authorities
to permanently close it down.
According to him,
the stench and smoke being inhaled by residents could lead to out break of
diseases.
Authorities from the
Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and the Kpone Katamanso Municipal Assembly
(KKMA) and NADMO representatives were meeting in Kpone towards the imminent
evacuation exercise.
The Kpone landfill
site which was constructed to replace an old one, was supposed to have four
cells with toxic fluid system, biogas and manure processing system but had
been turned into a normal dumping ground with mountainous heaps of garbage.
The site, which was
opened in 2012 to handle over 1,200 metric tonnes of waste daily from Tema and
other parts of the Greater Accra Region, had been overstretched in both
capacity and lifespan.
GNA
