By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

The Anambra State Government has announced plans to commence full enforcement of the ban on open mechanic workshops across major cities in the state.

The Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Clem Aguiyi, made the disclosure in Awka in celebration of World Environment Day, marked annually on June 5.

According to him, the state will no longer tolerate human activities that distort the urban landscape and have devastating effects on the environment.

Aguiyi called on all owners of mechanic workshops in urban areas, particularly in Awka, Onitsha, and Nnewi, and environs to immediately begin fencing off their premises.

The Commissioner further announced that from next week, the Ministry of Environment will commence the marking of buildings and structures erected on waterways and flood channels across the state for demolition.

He regretted the worsening flood related challenges in several communities in the state, noting that some are as a result structures erected on waterways and dumping of trash inside the gutters, which obstructs free flow of flood