Diourbel, Jul 2 (APS) – The national cleaning day aimed at making Senegalese cities cleaner, called “Bësub Setal”, has now entered the agenda of Senegalese, assures the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development , Abdou Karim Sall.
“The Bësub Setal has now entered the agenda of the populations in a local way”, he declared on Saturday in Diourbel (center), where he proceeded to the official launch of the 8th edition of the national cleaning day.
“The + zero waste + program is not only cleaning, it is also decluttering, the layout of the cleaned parts”, indicated Abdou Karim Sall, in the presence of his colleague Dame Diop (Employment, Vocational Training, Learning and Integration).
Also present at this official ceremony, the mayor of Diourbel, Malick Fall, as well as administrative authorities, agents of Water and Forests and representatives of associative movements.
According to Abdou Karim Sall, “the Bësub Setal is not limited to this official ceremony. At the same time, the Senegalese are in the process of organizing “similar initiatives” in all the cities, in all the districts, in all the villages with perfect coordination of the administrative authorities”.
The Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development believes that “the + zero waste + program is a reality in Senegal”, insisting on its objective of making cities, villages, neighborhoods, schools and arteries cleaner and reforested.
According to Abdou Karim Sall, “the Senegalese were amazed by the new face of the corniche” west of Dakar, following the developments that have been made there.
The Minister’s delegation visited the Mbouday fish market, whose unsanitary condition prompted the authorities concerned to think regarding appropriate solutions to remedy the situation at this site.
“We are in a market and Diourbel really needed this cleaning punch. This is what was done by the agents of the Ministry in charge of Urbanism and Public Hygiene”, underlined Abdou Karim Hall.
The mayor of the commune of Diourbel, Malick Fall, welcomed the commitment of the public authorities to support local authorities for the healthiness of cities.
“To make the city clean, you need to have cleaning equipment. […] Cleaning must be permanent. It is good to clean but the ideal is not to dirty, and for that, it is necessary to put devices” for the garbage, he said.
According to the city councilor, Diourbel is making efforts with the acquisition of cleaning equipment but is counting on the government to support him more in this direction.
