Mr Felix Nii Anang-La, Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Tema, has ordered the seizure of two liquid waste disposal vehicles and closure of a Toilet facility at Tema New Town.
The vehicles with registration numbers GM-9708-13 and GS-3955-13 were alleged to have been discharging liquid waste from parts of the Tema New Town and other sources into the Chemu Lagoon, where all the major fish smoking sites were located.
Operators of the facility were also alleged to be using part of the place for the trading of child prostitution, selling of hot water and sales point of all stolen goods and items.
The violation of the country's environmental laws by some individuals was compromised by some public officials and traditional leaders who did not want to lose votes through local authorities.
This situation causes serious environmental and public health hazards to citizens leading to the loss of lives and government spending huge sums of funds intended for development on disease controls.
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly took the opportunity to launch the Tema Restoration Agenda branch (TRA) at Tema New Town with a communal labour in collaboration with the Proud Ga Dangbe Youth Association, pending the maiden Metropolitan launch.
The TRA is an initiative by the TMA to restore the industrial city back to its initial status in the areas of infrastructure, sanitation, education, Health and socio-economic activities.
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