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Blessings Chidakwa Herald Reporter
CONSTRUCTION of the sorting plant and water treatment plants at the Geo Pomona Waste Management site in northern Harare has commenced ahead of schedule with structural works at an advanced stage.
This has charmed councillors drawn from Harare, Bulawayo, and a visiting business delegation from Ghana.
The ponds for water treatment plants have also been dug with compaction ongoing.
Delegations, including the Asian African Consortium, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of companies from Ghana, Harare, and Bulawayo councillors yesterday toured the eye-catching Geo Pomona Waste Management site to appreciate the ongoing works.
Bulawayo councillors were drawn from the Housing, Health, Housing, Amenities, and Liquor Committee and led by the town clerk Mr Christopher Dube. On the other hand, the Harare delegation was led by the chairperson of the Housing, Health, Education and Licencing Committee, Councillor Blessing Muroyiwa.
The chief executive officer of the Asian African Consortium, Mrs Adelaide Araba Siaw Agyepong, applauded Geo Pomona Waste Management for creating space to exchange notes. “We have been challenged in some areas as much as we are looking forward to collaborating, we are also expecting that you take the first step by coming to Ghana to visit us to see what we have”.
Councillor Muroyiwa, who was accompanied by Ward 10 Councillor Clayd Mashozhera, said he was charmed by the progress at Geo Pomona Waste Management.
“In my capacity, I want to appreciate the work that is being done here, as you understand within my committee there is an issue of health so we need to make sure that Harare is kept well and there is no health hazard.
“Work that is being done here is appreciated and is giving solutions to the problems that we had before in line with health management,” he said. Bulawayo City Council assistant director Health Services Department Mr Charles Malaba hailed the Geo Pomona Waste Management site, saying other local authorities should emulate it. “What is happening here is quite impressive in terms of environmental management because if waste is not properly managed, groundwater can be polluted.
“As a result, people will be exposed to an unhealthy environment, but now because of what is happening, it is quite impressive that we are trying to prevent all that,” he said.
Speaking after the tours, Geo Pomona Waste Management chief executive officer and executive chairman Mr Dilesh Nguwaya said construction work was way ahead of schedule.
“We have already started the construction of a sorting plant, waste to energy, water treatment plant, and hazardous waste. According to the schedule of work, we are ahead,” he said.
Mr Nguwaya said it was also pleasing that relations with Harare City Council officials were thawing. “Remember when we started this project with the city of Harare, there were some quarrels which were going on but we managed to solve those issues. “Now other cities are now appreciating what we are doing. We gave the city of Harare a proposal to say Geo Pomona now wants a total collection of all the waste in Harare so we are still waiting for them to give us the go-ahead to do the total collection of all the hazardous waste,” he said.
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