Clean-Up Campaign Intensifies Ahead Of July 9 As part of the Independence Day preparations and in a bid to make environment dirt free, Eastern Equatoria State has intensely embarked on a clean-up campaign of markets, public offices, institutions and every homestead surroundings in addition to public roads.12 June 2011 Torit residents take part in a clean-up campaign through various market places [©Gurtong]By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 12th June 2011 [Gurtong] – As part of the Independence Day preparations and in a bid to make environment dirt free, Eastern Equatoria State has intensely embarked on a clean-up campaign of markets, public offices, institutions and every homestead surroundings in addition to public roads.
Following public announcement, Torit commissioner, Felix Otuduha Siro who co-spearheaded the exercise with Deputy Governor Loluke early this week said that the move was part of several local orders issued by his County authority in conjunction with the State Government but had never been complied with by the public. He asked Torit residents to be part of the exercise while urging them to co-operate for their wellbeing. “This time round we must have sparkling surroundings being equated to any other high ranked clean nation in the world. Let’s keep it clean by turning up to participate enthusiastically. We want to maintain our environment,” said the Deputy Governor Nartisio Loluke Manir in Torit market. He announced that with effect from Tuesday 7th June, the exercise shall continue every Tuesday of each week and urged the citizens to make it a habit. Loluke remarked, “This weekly Clean-Up Campaign is a great opportunity as bulky wastes are disposed off and discarded appropriately.” The state Governor Loius Lobong Lojore said that one of the campaign’s goals was to permanently change the mindsets and attitudes of residents and town vendors towards littering and illegal dumping. He said through the ongoing Clean-up campaign, urban residents and traders throughout the State would automatically be engaged with one objective in mind, creating awareness of the fact that cleaning the town including all environments was every resident’s responsibility. Commissioner Otuduha said that the Government shall contract a waste management company to continue collecting litters and rubbish in major towns of the State. Most citizens welcomed the effort by the Government saying this would help reduces chances of contaminating diseases such as cholera. Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
