Art Centre filth being cleared (monday, November 23, 2009 pg.....)
The sanitation problem at the Arts Centre in Accra will soon be history, following the award of a contract by the management of the centre for the clearing of the mountain of rubbish at the place.
When the Daily Graphic visited the market, a large portion of the refuse had been cleared. However a section closer to the beach had not, while some people were also defecating in the open.
Indian hemp smokers and peddlers were around and one could smell smoke from the drug.
Some cattle and domestic animals were also found roaming the site nibbling away at the remaining refuse.
An art and craft dealer, Mr Dawud Tijani, expressed satisfaction with the work done so far and added that they were now confident showing customers around the market.
Mr Tijani also indicated that the stench and mosquitoes had reduced drastically.
He, however, urged the authorities concerned to clear the entire refuse as some tourists still take pictures of the dump site.
The President of the Art and Crafts Dealers Association (ACDA), Mr Abu Adamu, was optimistic that the cleared rubbish would help increase the number of tourists that patronised the place.
He appealed to the government to help lay concrete tiles on the ground to reduce the muddy nature of the market, especially during the rainy season.
When the Daily Graphic interviewed the ????Greater Regional Director???? of the Centre for National Culture, Mr Sefah Twerefour, he indicated that the entire place would be cleared and the place enclosed so that members of the public would not have access to it until a developer was found.
He stated that the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) did not help to clear the mess but rather instructed to the Arts Centre management to provide a rubbish container at the market.
Meanwhile, the Operations Director of the Ghana Tourist Board, Mr Edwin Owusu-Mensah, said the Planning Department of the GTB would visit the place continuously to prevent it from being used as dump while an investor was being sought.
The Daily Graphic of Monday, November 2, 2009 reported the deplorable sanitation situation of the Accra Arts Centre.
When the Daily Graphic visited the market, a large portion of the refuse had been cleared. However a section closer to the beach had not, while some people were also defecating in the open.
Indian hemp smokers and peddlers were around and one could smell smoke from the drug.
Some cattle and domestic animals were also found roaming the site nibbling away at the remaining refuse.
An art and craft dealer, Mr Dawud Tijani, expressed satisfaction with the work done so far and added that they were now confident showing customers around the market.
Mr Tijani also indicated that the stench and mosquitoes had reduced drastically.
He, however, urged the authorities concerned to clear the entire refuse as some tourists still take pictures of the dump site.
The President of the Art and Crafts Dealers Association (ACDA), Mr Abu Adamu, was optimistic that the cleared rubbish would help increase the number of tourists that patronised the place.
He appealed to the government to help lay concrete tiles on the ground to reduce the muddy nature of the market, especially during the rainy season.
When the Daily Graphic interviewed the ????Greater Regional Director???? of the Centre for National Culture, Mr Sefah Twerefour, he indicated that the entire place would be cleared and the place enclosed so that members of the public would not have access to it until a developer was found.
He stated that the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) did not help to clear the mess but rather instructed to the Arts Centre management to provide a rubbish container at the market.
Meanwhile, the Operations Director of the Ghana Tourist Board, Mr Edwin Owusu-Mensah, said the Planning Department of the GTB would visit the place continuously to prevent it from being used as dump while an investor was being sought.
The Daily Graphic of Monday, November 2, 2009 reported the deplorable sanitation situation of the Accra Arts Centre.
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