By Yunus S Saliu
Member of Compassionate Heart for The Needy Foundation Friday observed environmental sanitation exercise. The members of the foundation were joined by other residence around Dodiyah near Nusrat Junction to carry-out the voluntary cleaning exercise.
Compassionate Heart for The Needy Foundation is an organization that considers a healthy environment as a healthy nation, its member comprises of some group of volunteers carrying-out environmental sanitation activities on regular basis in different selected areas.
Alex Ogundare said there is no doubt environmental sanitation is good for everyone’s health. He said cleaning of environments should be a regular routine and “having specific time for it will help us to observe it in such a way that it will not affect our businesses or hinder smooth flow of activities.”
Taking into consideration the importance of healthy environment, he said there is need for the National Environment Agency to re instate the monthly cleaning exercise known as set-settal for the good health of everyone and as well to keep the country clean and healthy.
Mr Ogundare however called on everyone to promote cleanliness and avoid indiscriminately dumping of dirt, litters or rubbish in the footpaths or around roads anyhow particularly now that people are expecting the rainy season.
He added that indiscriminately dumping of rubbish should be avoided especially now that the KMC has mounted dust bins in different areas along the roads. He went further to commend the Kanifing Municipal Council for doing its best to keep the municipality clean.
