Check vehicles emitting harmful gases

 Dear Editor,

I wish to bring to the attention of the appropriate authorities the issue of an increasing environmental pollution in Accra.

As a concerned citizen, I have noticed an increase in pollution levels which is very detrimental to our health and wellbeing.

The major cause of pol­lution in Accra is a result of the emissions from vehicles on the streets, especially the commercial ones.

It has no doubt affected the quality of air we breathe. It is so contaminated due to the emission of those harmful gases.

The health challenges asso­ciated with this is well known to our health authorities, leading to the rise in respi­ratory diseases and other related health problems.

Additionally, the noise coming from some of these vehicles is too much. This particularly affects residents who live close to the road­sides.

It even makes sleeping quite difficult sometimes.

I would like to urge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Motor Traffic and Transport Depart­ment (MTTD) and the Accra Metropolitan Authority (AMA) and other related agencies to play their roles well to reduce the number of rickety vehicles on the roads.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) must also make it a respon­sibility to register only cars that are in good conditions in order to curb those situa­tions.

Deborah Asante,

Dansoman.