From Kehinde Emmanuel, Ilorin
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The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) said it would embark on Vehicular Emission Test from April 2017 in Kwara to ascertain vehicles that are road worthy.
The Kwara Coordinator ofN ESREA, Mr Martins Enenwaene disclosed this in Ilorin , the capital on Monday, while speaking with newsmen.
He said the action was to identify all vehicles polluting the atmosphere while on the highways through thick smoke emission.
Enenwaene said the inspection would also cover those operating generator sets along the road sides in all parts of the state.
According to him, the equipment for the enforcement of the vehicle emission law have been imported and would be mounted at strategic locations at different parts of the state.
He said those discovered emitting smokes from their activities would be detected and a fine imposed on them by the Agency in accordance with the law
Enenwaene said the staff of the Agency would be trained on the usage of the new device to detect vehicles and other equipment causing health hazard to residents of the state.
He added that the agency would also enforce the law that guides against noisy environment by those operating musical facilities such as recording studios and those selling Compact Disk and cassettes
He said the Agency was currently embarking on sensitization programmes to create awareness on the need for people to comply.
The state coordinator said it was mandatory for every owner of facilities to carry out an environmental audit every three years while failure to comply would lead to litigation.
Enenwaene disclosed that there is robust relationship between the agency and the Kwara government through its agencies such as the State Ministry of Environment and State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA) as well as security operatives
He appealed to Nigerians to be wary of what they put into the environment and guide against polluting the environment more so that the world is now experiencing climate change
and global warming.
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