Zoomlion Cleans up Kantamanto Market

ZOOMLION Ghana Limited has embarked on a clean-up exercise at the Kantamanto Market, in Accra, where fire recently destroyed several quantities of wares and sums of money.
The Accra Zonal Supervisor of the Zoomlion Company, Mr Robert Coleman, said before the exercise that the company always put the interest of the country first, and above any other thing.
“We have many projects but when national duty calls, we suspend everything to ensure that the life of the average Ghanaian is improved,” he said, adding that Zoomlion’s presence at the burnt market was in response to a call from the Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of Information and National Orientation for assistance.
He said the Zoomlion had deployed over 60 workers to clear the debris, and was now in the process of evacuating the huge waste to their landfill sites.
Mr Coleman, who expressed the view that the company’s involvement would facilitate and improve sanitation problem in the vicinity, said it would also disinfect the whole area by spraying it to avert the outbreak of such diseases as malaria, typhoid, cholera and other air-borne diseases.
He said a major problem Zoomlion was facing was the bad attitude of the masses of Ghanaians, but he nonetheless assured the people of Ghana that Zoomlion was on top of its responsibilities and also in charge of the issues.
"The irresponsible attitudes of Ghanaians, especially our market women and men are our greatest challenge. We clean huge chunks of rubbish and put waste bins there, yet many litter and dump refuse anywhere," he added.
He advised Ghanaians to be patriotic and stop disposing of refuse irresponsibly. He also entreated all to patronise the 'Free Bin Promotion' to enhance good sanitation for a better life.
So far, various political parties have given promises of providing some relief items for the victims.
Meanwhile, new structures are being put up, and a security officer at the market, Mr Thomas Frimpong, has assured the traders that better structures would be constructed to prevent future fire outbreaks.




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