Côte d’Ivoire launches sanitation brigade in Boundiali
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In Côte d’Ivoire, officials in Boundiali presented a new Brigade de l’Hydraulique, de l’Assainissement et de la Salubrité (BHAS), a sanitation brigade, to the public on July 17.
Soumahoro Soualiho, the regional prefect, ordered the brigade’s presentation to residents. The BHAS will work to reduce pollution, visual, olfactory, and noise, in Boundiali. They will issue penalties for improper waste disposal, illegal dumping of wastewater, and encroachment on public land.
The brigade’s agents are authorised to enforce the country’s public health and sanitation code throughout the Bagoué region. Local officials expressed support for the brigade’s mission. Dembélé Adama, a deputy mayor, pledged the city council’s assistance with sanitation efforts. Alain Djédjé, a prefectural secretary, encouraged residents to cooperate with the brigade to avoid fines and promote a cleaner living environment.
