Poor Waste Management Puts Kwari Market at Risk of Cholera Outbreak
By Rabiu Musa
AREWA AGENDA – Kantin Kwari Market, the Largest Textile Market in Africa – along IBB way in Kano Metropolis reeks of environmental pollution and obnoxious odor over unhealthy waste disposal which exposed the environment to the danger of Cholera bacteria.
This, may hinder the achievement of Goal 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030 in Kano state that emphasizes Clean Water and Sanitation.
The shops owners in the axis mark certain sections of the road as dumpsites, while remaining there for long time before evacuation HotPen has learnt.
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HotPen observed that some of the major roads and high-ways in Kano are not exempted from the menace of dumping refuse exposing the culpable negligence of the relevant authorities to properly evacuate the waste to prevent outbreak of diseases in the affected areas.
According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), the Cholera is most likely to occur and spread in places with poor sanitation, and inadequate hygiene”, among others.
HotPen learnt that during torrential downpour, the waste disposals are often washed into houses which poses a significant threat to community health and may lead to outbreak of diseases.
In a reaction to the development, Malam Sunusi K/Naisa, the Public Relations Officer, Kano State Ministry of Environment said the government is aware of the indiscriminate waste disposals and will do everything possible to evacuate it any moment from now.
He said “The commissioner has given directives for the evacuation of the waste disposals across the affected areas in the State”.
Malam Sunusi Kofar/Naisa added that “even today, I went to the place for a survey and work will soon commence to collect all the waste disposals”.
Source: HOTPEN
