The Old Tafo Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region has announced plans to step up the enforcement of sanitation by-laws as part of efforts to improve environmental cleanliness across the municipality. The warning was issued during the nationwide monthly sanitation exercise, where assembly officials and residents desilted choked drains and cleared refuse in parts of Adabraka. The Environmental Health Officer for the Old Tafo Municipal Assembly, Promise Tsagli, said the municipality had consistently organised monthly clean-up exercises since January while introducing additional measures to strengthen waste management. Also participating in the exercise was chartered accountant Fahad Nuhu, who emphasised that environmental cleanliness is critical to sustainable development. The monthly sanitation exercise, introduced by the government, is observed on the first Saturday of every month and is being implemented by metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies nationwide.