Drains are being unplugged but whoever the contractors are, it is very evident that the companies are either unwilling or lack the equipment to do the job without posing a danger to public health. All the sludge that is unplugged from the gutters is piled on the main road as well as on the road leading to Serrekunda Market. Foroyaa is investigating whether the KMC is still collecting dues from vendors on the streets. The television stations should aid the public by giving coverage to these unhealthy sites in order to get the KMC, NRA and NEA to work together to save the community from all types of diseases.
Visitors seeing such an environment will not have any respect for Gambians. How can a contract be given to a company to clean drains which does not have waste disposal transports parked close by to collect the rubbish immediately. What is the justification for keeping the pile of rubbish for days or even a week without collection? Immediate action is needed to reduce the damages caused by environmental degradation and disease proliferation.
