\n
The government is considering closing down the
\nKpone landfill site due to health hazards, the Greater Accra Regional Minister,
\nIshmael Ashitey, has announced.<\/p>\n
According to him, residents of Kpone and its
\nsurrounding communities in rural Greater Accra Region are beginning to be
\naffected. He said discussions were ongoing with the Ministry of Sanitation for
\nthe necessary action to be taken.<\/p>\n
The Kpone landfills are the main dumping sites
\nfor most metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in the Greater
\nAccra Region. <\/p>\n
However, residents have raised concerns about
\nhealth hazards associated with the landfill location as the traditional
\ncouncil, youth groups and industries around the area have also voiced their
\nconcerns.<\/p>\n
The affected residents claim there is an
\nincrease in respiratory-related diseases and the burning of plastic waste is
\ncausing serious environmental pollution. Strangely, some farmers use the
\npoisonous water that emanates from the site for irrigation purpose.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the sideline of the sod cutting for
\nthe construction of a theatre for the Kpone Health Centre as part of the area\u2019s
\nshare of the $1 million per constituency policy, the regional minister said the
\nministry was working on an alternative to enable them to clear the problematic
\nlandfill sites.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not oblivious of the situation because I
\ncome from here (Kpone) and will do what is best for the community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
From Vincent Kubi, Kpone<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The government is considering closing down the Kpone landfill site due to health hazards, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashitey, has announced. According to him, residents of Kpone and its surrounding communities in rural Greater Accra Region are beginning to be affected. He said discussions were ongoing with the Ministry of Sanitation for the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":758145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-758144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n
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