This is to inform members of the public that the modified sanitation exercise for this month will come up on Saturday, 30th March, 2024 starting from seven to nine o'clock (7:00 am to 9:00 am) in the morning.

Residents of the State are hereby enjoined to fully participate in the exercise, by cleaning both residential and business environments.

Members of the public are to note that there will be vehicular and human movement across the state due to Easter celebrations.

Waste Management trucks will be made available for waste collection and subsequent disposal of the same at the dump site of the metropolis. Also, some of the illegal dump sites in some major areas will be cleared.

Kindly note that it is an offence to dump refuse on pedestrian walkways, road medians, drainages, canals and all other unapproved dump sites.

In the same vein, any attempt to obstruct government officials from carrying out their statutory obligations will be dealt with, within the ambit of the law.

Yakub Kamaldeen Aliagan
Press Secretary,
Ministry of Environment.