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Monthly Environmental Sanitation To Hold In Delta Saturday

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Environmental sanitation exercise for the month of February, will hold in Delta State on Saturday, February 26, 2022 between the hours of 7.00 am and 10.00 am.

There will be restrictions of vehicular movements and persons, while those involved in inter-state journey or engaged in essential duties are free to go about their normal duties.

A statement by the Director of Information, Mrs Theresa Oliko advised residents to clean up their premises, cut overgrown weeds, fumigate the environment, de-silt drainages, and generally keep the environment clean to prevent diseases, and avoid burning of wastes or bushes to prevent environmental hazard.

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The statement said the Commissioner for Environment, Mr Chris Onogba, staff of the Ministry of Environment, Taskforce on Environment and other relevant authorities will monitor the clean-up exercise.

According to the statement, officials of the state Waste Management Board and local government councils are to evacuate the resultant refuse to approved government dump sites.

It warned that those found not taking part in the sanitation exercise will be arrested, brought before the Mobile Sanitation Court headed by a magistrate and fined appropriately.

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