By Ndefru Melanie in Bda
The
Management of Hysacam has embarked on a clean up campaign exercise on
November 24th 2019 after some irregularity due to the prevailing
situation in the city of Bamenda.
The
Exercise dubbed "Operation Keep Bamenda Clean", calls on the people of
Bamenda to cooperate in the sanitation aspects of the city, as the
Director of Hysacam Mr Zaumu Joseph tells the Press that 2019 has been a
year filled with challenges.
Many
people In Bamenda have encountered difficulties coping with the odour
oozing from the heap of dirt, piled at major junctions within the town
and traders selling around the refuse dump or trash cans confirm that
they have had health challenges. Though a refuse dump, it was a habitat
for some mental people within the town.
Some
of the traders around the Nkwen market cried foul about the challenges
they faced due to the pile of dirt around their market place, which had
occupied a good space creating Inconvinience with road passage, which
resulted to customers to move further away from the area of dirt to
purchase their goods.
"The
dirt became an convenience for us, gradually passage for vehicles was
no longer there, Business was slow, water sometimes will run from the
heap of dirt down to our market place. Seeing this men in their work
attire this morning coming to pick up the dirt is a relief",A woman
selling at the Nkwen Market.
"
The stench from the dirt has caused some health challenges which I have
deviced a few preventive messures to stay healthy. we have not been
able to mobilize to carry the dirt or dispose of it because the town is
littered with dirt and everywhere is filled. We pray that Hysacam has
come to stay, especially during this festive period, because by carrying
this dirt, we will have enough space to exhibit our goods and customers
will buy freely." A Man, selling at the Nkwen Market.
The
Director of Hysacam,Mr Zaumu Joseph says there has been a challenge
with the issue of Landtittles and this is one of the reasons for the
irregularity in work.
"2019
had been a troublesome year for Hysacam in Bamenda and we had series of
events that has stopped us from irking sometimes. Reccomendations
arrived at a session in July at the City Council, couldn't be examined
due to the prevailing situation in town. We had issues with
Landtittles that could not be exploited. " Mr Zaumu Joseph
He raised the issue of the dumping site which according to him made work challenging.
"A
Municipal Order was signed by the Government Delegate indicating we
could use swamps in Mulang to dump but faced another challenge, then we
went to Mbelewa, where we face another issue then we stopped. Mbelewa is
the dumpsite earmarked in the contract and that is where we have gone
back today. " He added.
Managing
dirt in Bamenda had become a great challenge for city dwellers, and
Hysacam says they are not responsible to teach the public to manage
their dirt, but the responsibility of the Council to do so. Hysacam
feels that with the coming of the dry season, aiborne diseases will
spread faster and find the need to clean the town.
"Teaching
the Community to manage dirt is not the duty of Hysacam, but the
councils. Hysacam has as duty to collect garbbage from the People. With
the Coming of the dryseason we feel the pinch of what the population
goes through, flies everywhere with airborne diseases, we find it
necessary to start again and this time we home to carry out our duties
to the end of the year, hoping that 2020 will be better. " Director of
Hysacam.
The Director of Hysacam pleads with the population to accompany them in securing cleanliness within the city of Bamenda
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