The Central Region is expected to plant 550,000 tree seedlings across the region as part of the Green Ghana Day, which is being marked today across the country.
The Forestry Commission in the Bono and Ahafo regions are to plant more than 420,000 seedlings in a single day, under the Green Ghana initiative, which is expected to be launched on Friday, June 11, 2021.
NRSA embarks on vehicle pre-departure checks to curb accidents LISTEN
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The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has rolled-out vehicle pre-departure checks at bus terminals to ensure road-worthiness before embarking on the journey.
Mr Kwasi Agyenim Boateng, the Bono Regional Manager of the NRSA, said the exercise formed part of intensified efforts to control road crashes and fatalities on accident-prone highways in the region.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency during the exercise at Wenchi, Mr Boateng said road accidents required concerted efforts to control and implored stakeholders, including transport unions and passengers, to support the exercise.