Environmentalist warns against indiscriminate dumping of refuse
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Ile-Ife (Osun), Oct. 9, 2016 (NAN) Mrs Abosede Obadimu, the Head of Water and Environmental Sanitation, Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun, has warned the residents against indiscriminate disposal of refuse in the drains and streams.
Obadimu gave the warning during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ile-Ife.
She expressed concern that majority of residents of the area were dumping refuse in streams and drains, thus blocking water from flowing along its natural course.
According to her, blocking water flow is the major cause of flooding in the areas prone to to the disaster, and that erosion is common where there are blockages.
The environmentalist also called on the community to cooperate with the sanitary inspectors enforcing rules and regulations that would restore sanity in refuse disposal in the area.
“Nobody should drop refuse indiscriminately into the stream, we make sure we enforce the law, anyone caught dumping waste indiscriminately will be sanctioned,” the environmentalist said.
She, however, commended Gov. Rauf Aregbesola for giving priority attention to environmental health and urged the people to support the policy. (NAN)
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Edited by Shittu Obassa and Abdullahi Yusuf
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