Efforts to tackle Accra’s long-standing sanitation challenges have intensified as authorities begin removing accumulated waste from the Jamestown landfill.
The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, working with the Ghana Armed Forces and the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), has commenced the transportation of waste from the site to the Adepa Waste Centre at Nsawam.
The operation is part of the National Emergency Waste Evacuation Exercise, a nationwide initiative targeting heavily burdened landfill sites where waste has accumulated over time.
Before the exercise began, Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, inspected the Jamestown landfill with officials to assess the volume of waste and determine the machinery and number of trucks needed for the operation.
The Jamestown site, situated close to the heavily polluted Korle Lagoon, has carried decades of accumulated waste, contributing to persistent environmental and public sanitation concerns in the area.
Officials expect the ongoing evacuation to significantly reduce the waste burden at the site and improve sanitary conditions around Jamestown and the Korle Lagoon enclave.
