Regional News of Sunday, 21 December 2014

Source: GNA

The Police Administration has been called upon to step up its efforts to arrest and prosecute illegal sand winners at the various beaches, to ensure safe environments.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the destruction of the beaches was alarming, and everything possible should be made to protect them.

Mr Peter Nana Ackon, Senior Officer of the Central Regional Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, made this known at a forum at Senya Bereku.

It was organized by the Save Our Beaches Ghana, a Winneba-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO).

Mr Ackon said the Ghana Police Service owns it a duty to assist the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to bring those destroying the beaches to book.

He also called on the Environmental and Sanitation Departments of the various Assemblies in the coastal areas, to intensify their activities to halt people who defecate at the beaches with impunity.

Mr Ackon regretted that Europe and other foreign countries were maximizing huge profits from beaches due to proper preservation, but not Ghana.

The Senior EPA Official, therefore, urged government to place ban on the importation of take away black and plain rubber bags into the country.

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