EPA WONT SHIRK ITS RESPONSIBILITY — NKEGBE (PAGE 40)

THE acting Upper West Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Mr Asher Nkegbe, has assured the people of the region that the agency would not shirk its responsibility in checking telecommunications companies to avoid indiscriminate erection of masts in the region.
“We will make sure that the right thing is done as no rules will be bent to suit any particular company,” he added.
Mr Nkegbe was reacting to a series of concerns expressed by the people of the region over erection of telecommunication masts in some residential areas of the region.
He said before any mast would be erected, due process would be followed and proper assessment done to ensure that the health of the people was not compromised.
Mr Nkegbe also advised people who had any resentment against the erection of any masts in their communities to inform the EPA for the appropriate action to be taken.
“Never hesitate to report your concerns to us, since our offices are spread all over the region,” Mr Nkegbe advised.
He called on building inspectors of the municipal and district assemblies in the region not to approve of sites for mast erection without informing the EPA.