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The
Accra
Metropolitan
Assembly
(AMA)
has
disconnected
illegal
sewer
lines
and
shut
down
a
public
toilet
at
Graphic
Road
for
channelling
human
waste
directly
into
the
drains.
The
facility
was
closed
down
by
the
Director
of
Waste
Management
of
the
AMA,
Ing.
Solomon
Noi
on
Wednesday
during
the
Homowo
clean-up
exercise
organized
under
the
auspices
of
the
Ga
Traditional
Council(GTC)
and
in
collaboration
with
the
Greater
Accra
Regional
Coordinating
Council
(GARCC),
the
Ministry
of
Sanitation
and
Water
Resources,
the
Ministry
of
Local
Government,
Decentralization
and
Rural
Development,
the
Ministry
of
Interior,
Local
Government
Authorities
and
Zoomlion
Ghana
Limited
to
improve
sanitation
in
the
city
of
Accra.
Mr.
Noi
highlighted
the
severe
risks
posed
by
such
unsanitary
practices
stating
that
the
pipe
had
the
potential
of
blocking
the
entire
drain
which
could
cause
flooding
during
rainfall.
He
expressed
dissatisfaction
about
how
the
sewage
had
been
irresponsibly
laid
by
the
public
toilet
operators
and
cautioned
for
the
right
thing
to
be
done
to
mitigate
health
risks.
“The
sewer
line
was
laid
right
inside
the
drain,
prompting
me
to
trace
its
source.
We
discovered
that
it
led
to
a
public
bathroom,
with
another
toilet
behind
it.
The
sewage
from
both
facilities
was
being
emptied
directly
into
the
drain”
he
said
“This
poses
multiple
risks:
first,
the
large
pipe
can
block
the
entire
drain,
causing
flooding
during
rains.
Second,
the
sewage
should
be
directed
to
a
septic
tank
to
be
properly
emptied,
but
instead,
it
is
being
irresponsibly
discharged,
endangering
public
health”
he
noted.
According
to
him,
officials
from
the
public
health
directorate
of
the
AMA
has
been
contacted
to
issue
immediate
sermons
for
the
perpetrators
of
the
malpractice
to
appear
before
the
sanitation
court
and
face
the
full
rigors
of
the
law.
He
said
the
sewer
line
will
be
cut
by
the
Assembly
and
used
as
evidence
at
the
court
urging
residents
to
desist
from
activities
that
contribute
to
destabilizing
the
health
and
overall
wellbeing
of
the
public.
He
mentioned
that
government
was
disbursing
a
lot
of
money
to
import
and
cure
upper
respiratory
tract
infections
while
some
residents
continued
to
make
money
at
the
expense
of
the
health
of
the
public.
He
called
for
such
unhealthy
practices
to
be
stopped
to
avoid
further
health
risks
posed
by
unkept
environments.