KEY POINTS
• Operation Clean Anambra enforcement intensifies actions against street trading and waste violations.
• Operation Clean Anambra enforcement focuses on blocked drains and illegal wastewater discharge.
• The initiative targets shanties and structures built on drainage channels.
Anambra State is enhancing its environmental regulations as the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra Brigade initiates an extensive clean-up and enforcement campaign throughout key cities. The program, launched on Wednesday, addresses street trading, obstructed drains, and an increasing array of environmental infractions that officials assert jeopardize public health and exacerbate flooding around the state.
Operation clean Anambra enforcement expands
Celestine Anere, the managing director of the brigade, spearheaded the recent operation at the Onitsha Main Market, a prominent commercial center in the region. He stated that the agency would henceforth not tolerate activities that violate environmental regulations, specifically street trading and the disposal of rubbish in locations that impede drainage. He characterized the revised approach as resolute and inflexible, adding that individuals who disregard the regulations should anticipate consequences without exceptions.
Anere stated that the emphasis on clearing and maintaining drains is associated with minimizing disease outbreaks and mitigating the effects of flooding during the rainy season. He observed that drainage channels frequently become obstructed due to residents disposing of waste in gutters or neglecting to remove sediment. The state desires constant enforcement rather than sporadic action, as maintaining cleanliness in public spaces necessitates consistent pressure on offenders.
Operation clean Anambra enforcement targets violators
He expressed apprehensions regarding a practice he claimed had proliferated throughout several communities: the construction of structures devoid of catchment pits. Property owners without these systems frequently discharge effluent onto public thoroughfares. Anere characterized the practice as unlawful and detrimental, highlighting the burden it imposes on public infrastructure. He stated that car-wash operators lacking approved wastewater systems will be promptly closed.
According to Punch, the brigade has commenced the removal of shanties, unlawful extensions, and constructions erected on drainage channels as part of the ongoing enforcement efforts.
