The Savannah Regional Minister, Salifu Adam Brimah, has cut sod for the construction of an integrated solid waste treatment plant at Damongo.
He stated that the provision of water and sanitation is not only primary to the government but also complements its efforts to control and prevent diseases.
The plant will improve sanitation in the area leading to enhancement of health,” he stressed.
He added that the compost to be produced by the plant will boost agriculture in the region thereby reducing poverty. He therefore called on the citizens to protect the gains made by the government by adhering to proper sanitation management.
He observed that the facility, which is expected to create 75 direct and over 200 indirect jobs, will help address the unemployment in the region while addressing the rural-urban migration.
The Managing Director of Zoomliom Ghana Ltd, Florence Labi, who pledged the company’s unflinching support to continue to contribute its quota towards keeping Ghana clean, thanked the President for his visionary leadership and personal support to the environmental sanitation sector and private sector development.
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She noted that the waste treatment plant presents the most suitable alternative to landfill waste disposal, deploying the latest technologies in sanitation management. This she said will recycle organic waste into compost to support the Planting for Food and Jobs initiative.
The Projects
The facility is a 200 tons waste treatment plant equipped with 21st century technologies in sanitation management and it aims to provide a sustainable solution to recover and recycle over 60% of the organic fraction of the waste into compost to boost the agricultural sector.
Presently, the region generates 150,000 tons of waste annually, most of which goes into landfills making it hazardous to the citizenry. The facility has the potential of curbing this.
These projects are estimated to cost 15million Euros and will be completed within four.
