Lagos State Government has mounted a war against sachet water producers, having dragged 16 of them to court for flagrant violation of water consumption regulatory provisions despite repeated notices.
The state government has also shut down 300 water facilities out of 600 it inspected recently in Badagry, Ojo, Alimosho, Oshodi, Isolo, Amuwo, Festac and Ajerome-Ifelodun for failing to comply with regulations relating to water permit and quality.
The action of the state government is coming against the backdrop of the rising cases of water-borne diseases and cholera in the state.
The Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, who spoke at the ministry’s monthly meeting, said that the state government would continue to sanction water-producing firms that violate regulatory provisions relating to water consumption in the state. [myad]
