ANAMBRA STATE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT CLAMPS DOWN ON UNHEALTHY, ILLEGAL WATER FACTORIES. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.
ANAMBRA STATE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT CLAMPS DOWN ON UNHEALTHY, ILLEGAL WATER FACTORIES. By Lilian Akpunonu and Aniedozie Onyebuchi. As part of Governor Chukwuma Soludo's agenda to create a healthy and livable Anambra through a clean, green, and sustainable environment, the Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Felix Odimegwu, led an enforcement team from the Environmental Health and Pollution Control Department in a clampdown exercise against illegal and unhealthy water bottling and sachet water factories in Awka. During the exercise, the commissioner who warned that any water bottling factories operating without registration or failing to meet the state's standards will be shut down, emphasized that the ministry will not tolerate any activities that compromise the health and well-being of citizens. 'We will continue to monitor and enforce compliance with environmental regulations to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all,' he stated. Director of the Environment