Some Ndola residents have appealed to government to sort out the environmental pollution that has rocked the city for a period of time now, resulting mainly from the emissions from some of the manufacturing companies.
Mr. Henry Chota of Chipulukusu Township told ZANIS in Ndola that government should be concerned and urgently address the issue of environmental pollution in the city.
He said government should find ways of reducing air pollution, which he described as a public health hazard.
He further said the bad effects of the emissions could be seen just from the way the powder was accumulating on vehicle bodies if left for a night in an open space.
He said if the vehicle bodies could accumulate such quantities of powder in a short period of time, the powder being inhaled by people was obviously high, posing a danger to their health.
He said many houses in Ndola do not have ceiling boards to trap the powder, which he said people are inhaling on a daily basis.
Another resident Mrs. Maureen Kaweche said the effects of the emissions on children under the age of five should also be considered through laboratory tests by the environmental Council of Zambia.
She said there has not been any public sensitization campaign and programme on precautionary measures that should be taken in order to safeguard the lives of children.
Mrs. Kaweche said though she is not an environmental specialist, she is very sure that the emissions must have a bad effect on human life since powders such as cement and lime are not edible.
She said government should be proactive in addressing the issue before a disaster manifests itself.
She said in every five people she met, two were complaining of suffering from suspected common flu which in some cases was taking long to clear.
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I remember growing up in Ndola, Itawa and staying close to Chilanga cement plant I was constantly having difficult breathing, etc which was later diagonised as Bronchitis. But non of my family took it serously. I was just a kid….
But where is this powder coming from is it from ndola lime or chilanga cement ?
#1
Te fwaka fye yalengele?!!
But on a serious note pollution in that part of town is bad (Chipulukusu,ndeke,itawa) We had a field nearby,i can tell u we used to harvest maize spiced with cement & lime!!
What is that powder? Or might not be all that dangerous to human health, but if that is too dangerous then GRZ should close these companies period.
Because Rb and his men in LSK wont feel the powder you are breathing and will be damn happy
#3 wali fulungana ha ha ha
The problem we have in Zambia is that people we think and call leaders are too corrupt and do not have time to think of the well-being of zambians but how to plunder from available resources. Considering the air pollution in zambia, especially urban areas, one outrightly is bound to conclude that the environmental council of zambia does not exist. Environmental council of zambia is supposed to be monitoring the performance of industries and especially on how they are managing the industrial waste and sub-products like dust, smoke, toxic gases etc. What we keep seeing makes people wonder about the roles of the so-called inspectors. Dust, toxic gases etc are killing people and as such companies found not complying with healthy set standards must have operating licenses revolked.
The problem we have in Zambia is that people we think and call leaders are too corrupt and do not have time to think of the well-being of zambians but how to plunder from available resources. Considering the air pollution in zambia, especially urban areas, one outrightly is bound to conclude that the environmental council of zambia does not exist. Environmental council of zambia is supposed to be monitoring the performance of industries and especially on how they are managing the industrial waste and sub-products like dust, smoke, toxic gases etc. What we keep seeing makes people wonder about the roles of the so-called inspectors. Dust, toxic gases etc are killing people and as such companies found not complying with healthy set standards must have operating licenses cancelled forever.
The problem we have in Zambia is that people we think and call leaders are too corrupt and do not have time to think of the well-being of zambians but how to plunder from available resources. Considering the air pollution in zambia, especially urban areas, one outrightly is bound to conclude that the environmental council of zambia does not exist. Environmental council of zambia is supposed to be monitoring the performance of industries and especially on how they are managing the industrial waste and sub-products like dust, smoke, toxic gases etc. What we keep seeing makes people wonder about the roles of the so-called inspectors. Dust, toxic gases etc are killing people and as such companies found not complying with healthy set standards must have operating licenses revoked forever.
Lafarge (aka chilanga cement) strikes again. One wonders whats going on at the company. Did you read the article of the employee they placed under house arrest?
Let fight it we need each other Ndolan Or Not Ndolan.
Akaseko kaba sambman NO. 3 ka lyendelela.
nowadays there is too much pollution in the air. most of the pollution from the air comes from fossil fuels. maybe someday we would use less and less of fossil fuesl in favor of clean and renewable energy sources.