The Senior Programmes Officer of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in CapeCoast has called on the effective collaboration from the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), Ghana Police Service, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Traditional Councils and the general public, to bring to the attention of the Agency issues that bothers the environment.
Mr. John Boateng Addae said this will help in dealing with environmental malpractices in the region, since the office of the EPA is not in all the districts of the region.
Briefing Yes News in an interview at his office, Mr. Boateng Addae said the EPA undertakes various activities in the Cape Coast metropolis such as, educating the general public on the environment, registering and issuing licenses to pesticides dealers, hoteliers and those who want to undertake sand winning.
He said that the EPA works hand-in-hand the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) to see to issues concerning the environment in the metropolis.
According to the Senior Programmes Officer noise, littering of the environment and sand winning at the various beaches in the region are the problems faced by the EPA in the regions and called on them to put a stop to those acts.
He also made known the internal problems faced by the EPA such as low staff strength and financial challenges.
Mr. Boateng Addae commented on achievements made so far in the over 17 districts of the Central Region
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