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Momodou
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 Posted - 19 Oct 2006 : 12:50:26
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TALLINDING MEDINA "DUMPSITE" CLEARED, BUT
By Isatou Bittaye
The garbage at the dumpsite at Tallinding Medina (around the Buffer Zone) has been collected and evacuated. It could be recalled that Foroyaa, last week, published the complaints raised over the dumpsite by the inhabitants of the area. When this reporter visited the area, she found out that the garbage had been cleared and the bins which were placed there for garbage collation had been turned up side down. She found a trailer attendant at the site who told her that he is ordered by the KMC to guard the place to prevent people from dumping garbage there.
He said that whenever people come with their garbage, he drives them away.
He indicated that he is normally stationed at the place from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm and at night the boys will take over from him. He further indicated that some days back, some people came with their garbage and were asked not to dump it at the place and they started quarrelling with them, which resulted to a fight. He said they were later taken to the Police Station. He said he is grappling with a lot of problems because people do not want to understand that he is implementing an order given to him by the KMC.
When contacted, the people who live at the area, said the place is no longer a dumpsite, but they expressed concern that people will dump garbage in the streets if there is no dumpsite for garbage. Some people have indicated that people have started dumping garbage at the beach side.
When contacted the cleansing service manager of the KMC, Mr. Edi Njie, said that KMC is responsible for waste collection within the KMC region, but the public also have a role to play in the management of waste. Mr. Edi said it is the council's mandate to collect waste, but people have to manage the way they generate waste. Mr. Njie indicated that the place in question was not meant for waste disposal, but the residents of the area decided to dump their garbage there. He said the KMC has now decided to control the area. He said they have collected the waste that was lying at the site.
He said that what he observed in waste disposal is that usually people assume that it is the responsibility of children who do not know how to dispose it properly. He lamented that the KMC is on the verge of procuring vehicles for waste collection. He was quick to say that the vehicles would not be enough. He further called on people to play their role in waste management and disposal. He emphasised that the attitude of the people is a major concern in terms of waste dumping and generation. He indicated that, the Bakoteh dumpsite is the only legal dumpsite allocated by KMC for waste dumping. He said the KMC has placed trailers in specific spots for waste collection.
When asked Mr. Njie indicated that K.M.C had no plan to solve the problem for the time being until after the Koriteh.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 90/2006, 18-22 October, 2006
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