The Populace of Duta Electoral Area in Ketu South has called on the Management of Diamond Cement Ghana Ltd to stop dust emissions from the Company with immediate effect.
According to the Citizens, the Comapany releases volumes of dust particles into the atmosphere on odd hours which is causing great damage.
A letter signed by the electorate and copied the Awake News said, “The deliberate releases happened around 20 – 23 Hours GMT and you can feel the dust in your eyes five hundred meters away from the factory. The deliberate releases also occured at early hours of 3 – 5 Hours GMT”.
At a meeting held on Tuesday , July 13, 2021, the residents at the eastern side of the Diamond Cement Factory lamented that cement dust has destroyed their main source of water.
Meanwhile, they bemoaned that, “some people are showing signs of respiratory infections and therefore, demand a health screening exercise in the communities”.
See the full statement below:
