On November 26, 2024, the Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit performed an evacuation exercise to clear refuse from a communal container site in Nana Konnie. The exercise used a pay-loader and three tipper trucks to deliver 250 tons of waste to Aboso. The distance from the final disposal site posed a challenge, and solutions included a […]
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REFUSE EVACUATION AT AKOON
The Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit of the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Assembly conducted an exercise to evacuate refuse accumulated in communal container sites in Akoon, Nigeria, on November 26, 2024. The exercise involved pay-loader and sex (6) tipper trucks, which transported 250 tons of refuse to the final disposal site at Aboso. Challenges included the […]
DISINFECTION/DISINFESTATION OF OFFICIAL BUNGALOW OF STAFF AND OFFICE COMPLEX OF THE MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY
A disinfection exercise was carried out on August 8, 2024, at the Ahwetieso office complex and the staff bungalows on Government Hill behind the University of Mines and Technology in Tarkwa. The exercise intended to provide a clean and hygienic environment for employees. The methods included spraying disinfectants on surfaces, cleaning restrooms, toilets, and kitchens, disinfecting […]
CLEARANCE OF TWO DUMP SITES
In pursuit of the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Assembly’s goal to enter December with a clean slate, the Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit conducted an evacuation exercise on Sunday, May 26, 2024, in the Zongo and Nzemaline communities. The effort resulted in the removal of two large piles of trash from the two communities, particularly along Nana […]
STAKEHOLDER’S ENGAGEMENT ON CONTINUED WASTE DISPOSAL AT ABOSO SITE
Engagement with stakeholders to reach an agreement that will allow continued waste disposal at the Aboso landfill site. ACTIVITY GALLERY Related Images:
CLEARING OF REFUSE DISPOSAL SITES IN THE MUNICIPALITY
On Sunday, April 28, 2024, the Municipal Environmental Health Department cleared three refuse dump sites in Tarkwa-Nsuaem. The areas were Tamso (adjacent Mobik filling station), Nkamponase, and Akoon refuse dump sites. According to Mr. Alex Damptey, Municipal Environmental Health Officer, the Assembly has targeted clearing every heaped refuse site in the communities before June. He […]
DREDGING OF DRAIN AT ZONGO
The Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit conducted a dredging exercise on 26th April 2024 to improve sanitary conditions in the municipality. The exercise involved removing filth and silt from a stream near Zongo Railway Quarters, aiming to prevent flooding during the rainy season. The dredging process involved mechanical and manual methods, with the dredged materials […]
UNVEILING OF WASTE MANAGEMENT TRUCK
The Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Assembly unveiled a brand new refuse truck on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at the Assembly’s forecourt in Ahwetieso. The truck was presented to the Assembly by Zoomlion Ghana Limited in conjunction with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development for the purposes of providing better sanitation and waste management in the […]