THE Environmental Health Division of the Kpando District Assembly has been commended for its outstanding performance that has made the district a beacon of good sanitation practise in the Volta Region.
The Kpando town was adjudged the neatest town in the Volta Region last year with Kpando-Gadza placing third while a school in the Anfoega Traditional Area also excelled in a school cleanliness contest.
The District Environmental Health Officer, Mr Simon Axame, did not, however, mince words when he said despite those achievements, there was no room for complacency.
He stressed that the division would intensify its activities in checking stray animals and food vendors in order not to endanger the health of the people.
Mr Axame said this when he addressed a durbar to launch the sixth district sanitation week on the theme, “Clean Environment for the People by the People” at Kpando-Aloyi.
He said environmental health officers should not be regarded as enemies when they were enforcing sanitation laws in the communities.
The Kpando District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Pius Adanuti, said a clean environment was the collective responsibility of all and sundry but not the sole responsibility of environmental health officers.
He entreated the people to change their attitude by keeping their environment clean so that more resources could be saved to meet other demands.
Mr Adanuti said as part of the building regulation and sanitation laws, every developer must construct a toilet in his house.
Mr Adanuti advised the people to respect one another and also tolerate other people’s opinions during the crucial period of the ongoing political campaigns, stressing that they should remain united and should not let the forthcoming elections divide them.
In a welcoming address, the Queen of Aloyi, Mama Komlateng V, said the choice of Aloyi for the function was significant in view of its proper layout and good sanitation culture.
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