Otjozondjupa must clean up
The five major towns in the Otjozondjupa Region will work together not only on waste management, but also on developmental projects.
Otjozondjupa Regional Governor, Otto Ipinge last week launched the region's waste management forum.
The main objective of the forum is to develop a sustainable waste management framework document that will guide the activities of the town's five major towns: Okahandja, Okakarara, Otjiwarongo, Otavi and Grootfontein.
The governor is the chairperson of the forum, which will also have a treasurer, public relations officer and one town council official of each of the towns.
Each town mayor will be an additional member.
Shortly after the official launch, Ipinge signed a Memorandum of Understanding between his office and each town's CEO.
“The towns in Otjozondjupa have a responsibility to ensure that development activities take place in a sustainable manner and does not negatively impact on the environment and the people,” Ipinge said.
The governor said his office had decided to coordinate the activities of the region's waste management forum and its committee in order to ensure that all towns become clean. He said the region cannot have one clean town and the rest remain filthy, adding that the establishment of a regional body to oversee the cleanliness activities of all towns is essential.
Ipinge said the regional forum and its committee will also make sure that skills exchange programmes between the local authority councillors and officials happen in relation to waste management matters.
The forum was attended by CEOs of Okahandja, Okakarara, Otjiwarongo, Otavi and Grootfontein, with chairpersons of council management committees.
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The main objective of the forum is to develop a sustainable waste management framework document that will guide the activities of the town's five major towns: Okahandja, Okakarara, Otjiwarongo, Otavi and Grootfontein.
The governor is the chairperson of the forum, which will also have a treasurer, public relations officer and one town council official of each of the towns.
Each town mayor will be an additional member.
Shortly after the official launch, Ipinge signed a Memorandum of Understanding between his office and each town's CEO.
“The towns in Otjozondjupa have a responsibility to ensure that development activities take place in a sustainable manner and does not negatively impact on the environment and the people,” Ipinge said.
The governor said his office had decided to coordinate the activities of the region's waste management forum and its committee in order to ensure that all towns become clean. He said the region cannot have one clean town and the rest remain filthy, adding that the establishment of a regional body to oversee the cleanliness activities of all towns is essential.
Ipinge said the regional forum and its committee will also make sure that skills exchange programmes between the local authority councillors and officials happen in relation to waste management matters.
The forum was attended by CEOs of Okahandja, Okakarara, Otjiwarongo, Otavi and Grootfontein, with chairpersons of council management committees.
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