400 tones of waste evacuated from black spots in Kano metropolis
Waste
By Ahmed Abdulkadir Kano
Kano , The joint Taskforce Committee on waste evacuation in Kano metropolis said on it has evacuated over four hundred trucks of waste within the period of three days of it’s operation .
The permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Alhaji Aliyu Garo disclosed this on Friday during the inspection and monitoring of evacuation of waste in Kano metropolis.
He said Governor Abba Yusuf has formed a joint taskforce committee on refuse evacuation within Kano metropolis, Chaired by Alhaji Haruna Danzago, with permanent Secretary ministry of environment as secretary of the committee and other members to dwelt on mass waste evacuation exercise within Kano metropolis.
The aim of the exercise was to ensure proper waste disposal in major roads and make Kano clean devoid of waste and to avoid blocking water ways and prevent flooding especially now at the raining season.
He charged residents to imbibe the culture of de-silting their drains regularly, to avoid flooding .
He expressed delight with commitment of the chairman Alhaji Haruna Danzago among others to the smooth conduct of this exercise.
Garo lauded the political commitment demonstrated by Governor Abba Yusuf to safeguard lives through promotion of environmental sanitation and its desire to impose the use of basket in our motorist among other innovations.
He therefore tasked people in the state to complement government efforts towards saving the environment from hazard of climate change.
Speaking on behalf of people in kurna asabe in Dala local government malan Usman Nuhu commended governor Kabir Yusuf for coming up with this initiative of Kano clean exercise which he describe as timely.
He said that the long accumulated waste in the area is causing serious challenge and exposing human lives to significant risks.
