Kano points stop discover to companies occupying parks, gardens
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The Kano State Government has given stop discover to all companies occupying parks and gardens initially designated as rest spots however transformed to enterprise locations.
The Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Nasiru Sule-Garo, gave the order whereas marking the 2024 World Environment Day on Wednesday.
Garo mentioned a lot of such gardens and parks in Kano had been taken over by companies and the federal government was decided to re-establish befitting public parks within the state to function rest spots and ‘Oxygen bags’.
He mentioned the general public backyard reverse Abdullahi Waste Hospital and one other one positioned on Audu Bako Way had been transformed into enterprise premises as towards the unique for which they had been created.
The commissioner mentioned as a part of its tree-planting marketing campaign to mitigate local weather change, the federal government is planning to plant three million seedlings in collaboration with ACReSaL and different stakeholders.
According to him, the ministry’s identify was modified to Environment and Climate Change to take care of the urgent problems with local weather change on the earth because it impacts the state.
Garo mentioned along with clearance of drainages and erosion management measures, the ministry carried out mosquito and pest management operations throughout the 44 native authorities areas together with boarding Tsangaya and Islamiyya colleges.
“As you are aware vectors and pests transmit several diseases that affect public health which include Malaria fever, cholera, Lassa fever, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis, and dracunculiasis which continue to exert heavy morbidity and mortality burden, especially in our rural communities,” Garo mentioned.
While highlighting the revitalisation of the Kano Afforestation Project and Kano Sustainable Project, the commissioners mentioned the Kano local weather change coverage was being developed to make the state environmentally pleasant.
He urged residents to cease indiscriminate dumping of refuse as house-to-house sanitary inspection will proceed to be noticed to make sure folks hold the surroundings clear and tidy.
