The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Suhum, Lydia Ohenewaa Sarah, has led a massive clean-up exercise at the Suhum Main Market as part of efforts to improve sanitation and reduce the risk of flooding during the rainy season.
The exercise brought together traders, assembly members, sanitation workers and community volunteers, who cleared choked gutters, removed heaps of refuse and desilted drains within and around the market.
Speaking to Ahotor FM’s correspondent Eric Nyarko during the exercise, Lydia Ohenewaa Sarah said the Assembly had undertaken several sanitation campaigns across the municipality but had shifted its focus to the market because of the ongoing rainy season.
“We have carried out a number of clean-up exercises across the municipality, but now that we are in the rainy season, we need to pay particular attention to our markets by clearing gutters and cleaning the environment to help protect lives and property,” she said.
The MCE stressed that flooding is not caused by heavy rainfall alone but is worsened by indiscriminate waste disposal, which blocks drainage systems. She urged residents and traders to adopt proper sanitation practices and refrain from dumping refuse into drains.
“Today’s clean-up exercise is only the beginning. We must all take responsibility for keeping our surroundings clean to prevent flooding and safeguard public health,” she added.
She disclosed that the Suhum Municipal Assembly would sustain the initiative through regular clean-up exercises and intensified public education campaigns aimed at promoting environmental cleanliness and preventing flooding.
Some traders and residents who participated in the exercise commended the MCE for the initiative, describing it as timely and necessary. They expressed appreciation for the Assembly’s commitment to improving sanitation in the municipality and said maintaining a clean market environment would help protect public health while reducing the incidence of flooding.
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Story by Eric Nyarko