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Upgrade for Kingtom DumpsitePress Release 05-06-2007
UNDP, who is responsible for managing the ‘Transitional Solid Waste Disposal Scheme’, has received 150,000 pounds sterling in support from DfID to action the programme. This funding will allow for the reconstruction of the perimeter wall fence and sewage pond in the site, the rehabilitation of the all-weather road, walkways and drainages around the site, and the reconstruction of storage areas, sorting platforms, incinerators and compost pits. In addition, UNDP has also committed to identify a new waste site, conduct an environmental impact assessment on the site, provide training and sensitization to the Kingtom community, and develop a revenue system for waste management for the area. The Transitional Solid Waste
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Freetown,
Sierra Leone -- The handing-over ceremony of the Kingtom
Dumpsite and Sewage Pond Rehabilitation to contractors took place at
Kingtom, Freetown on Tuesday, 5 June 2007. Stakeholders responsible for
the project who attended the ceremony included the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), the UK Department for International
Development (DfID), Freetown City Council and GTZ. 
as
initially identified to improve the environmental sanitation system in
Freetown, in a bid to reduce child mortality resulting from the high
incidence of malaria and diarrhea prevalent in the country. The occurrence
of these two and other water borne diseases are directly related to the
poor quality of sanitation. This scheme aims to build a sustainable waste
management system which will improve the conditions at the Kingtom
Dumpsite, and identify sites and develop plans for a future longer-term
solution.