N/R: Construction of €20 million Solid and Liquid Waste treatment plants kickstart
Construction of a €20-million solid and liquid waste treatment plants have commenced in the Northern Region.
This follows a sod-cutting ceremony performed by the Northern Regional Minister, Saeed Salifu, on behalf of President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at Gbalahi — a suburb of Tamale, where the two facilities would be sited.
The reigning peace in Dagbon and the whole of Northern is a major factor contributing to this project, according to the President.
Stressing on the importance of good sanitation, he implored the residents to abide by preventive measures that will keep them from diseases, saying poor sanitation comes with health related problems.
He averred the “intervention is a health measure to help the health status of our people, therefore, the need to work together to ensure private partnerships.”
On benefiting the people, the President said part of the waste would be turned into compost to enable farmers produce more food under the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme and also eradicate the sanitation menace confronting the people.
“As we all know, cleanliness is next to godliness and so this project when completed will help our people in keeping their surroundings clean as there is a place to now recycle the waste from our homes”, the President stressed.
President Akufo-Addo reiterated his government’s commitment to partner the private sector to tackle sanitation problems in the country.
Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Jospong Group of Companies, who doubles as Managing Director of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Florence Larbi on her part appreciated President Akufo-Addo in ensuring a clean Ghana.
“We as the leading waste management company in Ghana and other parts of Africa will continue to contribute our quota to make his vision for this sector a reality”, she assured.
The Project
According to her, the solid waste plant is a 200-tonne waste treatment facility equipped with 21st century technologies in sanitation management.
“…and it aims to provide sustainable solution to recover and recycle over 60% of the organic fraction of the waste into compost to boost the agricultural sector and support the Planting for Food and Jobs agenda. Other recyclable materials will also be separated and processed for reuse,” she disclosed.
This treatment plant, Mrs. Larbi said, presents the most suitable alternative to landfill waste disposal, using the latest technologies and sanitation management.
“Presently the region generates 183,000 tons of waste annually, most of which go into landfills making it hazardous to the citizenry. The facility has the potential of curbing this,” she added.
According to her, a 1000 cm3 (cubic metres) of liquid waste would ve processed by the facility each day.
“Although the liquid waste generated in Tamale currently is between 400 and 500 cm3 per day, our aim is to build to a capacity that will serve Tamale and the surrounding MMDAs like Savelugu Municipal, Nantong District, Tolon District, Kumbumgu District, Mion District and beyond,” she disclosed.
The solid waste treatment plant would be completed in four months whilst the liquid facility will take 12 months to complete.
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