In recent times, hang outs at the beaches are
becoming more in Accra than visiting other places of interest such as the zoo,
the water falls, the mountains, travelling, castles and museums, among others but
the question is, which of the beaches are most patronized? Just few of the
beaches in Accra are patronized. There are so many beaches here in Accra but just the few clean ones are well patronized and they include Labadi Pleasure beach, Kokrobite
beach, Bojo beach and Titanic beach These beaches are flourishing all in the name
of the maintenance of good sanitation. Comparing the Gold coast beach (Bola
beach) and the James town beach with the Labadi Pleasure beach is ridiculous I must
say. My visit to the Bola beach and Jamestown beach was an eyesore whereas the Labadi
pleasure beach was splendid and I wish all beaches were like that. Maintenance of good sanitation along beach is
the secret of Labadi pleasure beach and other few beaches which many beaches in
Accra are lacking. My personal lists of
the benefits of maintaining good sanitation along the beaches are as follow;
The very first benefit of good sanitation along the
beach is good health which has been the cry
of everybody. A clean beach
environment will not pose threat to the residents along the beach, the people
of Accra and the country at large. With this, it does not bring about diseases
but rather promotes good health and healthy life making life more comfortable
and secured with sickness free environment.
The beach is basically known for its favorite place
for leisure, pleasure, relaxing, swimming, entertainment and the likes. According to an
environmental health expert J Aaron Hipp PhD, the beach offers more restorative
benefits to people than the gyms, entertainment venues and the built urban
environments. This implies that the beach offers more than we can think of,
well, maybe most of us don’t know this but then one cannot acquire these
restorative benefits of the beach when it is in a damn mess. How will one feel
if faeces and rubbish are over the beach whiles going there for the purpose of
leisure? Of course, you wouldn’t like to stay longer and if it continues like
that, I don’t think you will find it save to patronize that beach ever again.
Also, a well kept beach environment attracts
tourists into the country. Tourism is a positive impact on the development of
the economy of every country which serves as a source of revenue to the state. It should be noted that
most tourist love to experience the serene nature of Accra beaches. Therefore, when
tourists come around and are not satisfied with the beaches they visit, they
might probably not stay longer and this will be a loss to the state. Dirty
beach makes it unsuitable spot for tourists looking for a place to relax therefore,
it is a must to maintain clean beaches in Accra and Ghana at large
in order to attract more tourists and investors so the state can accrue revenue
from them.
Finally, maintaining good sanitation along the
beaches tend to create job opportunity for people. This is because, a well kept
beach such as Labadi Pleasure beach and
Kokrobite beach make it well organized as well thereby, attracting more people
and tourists. People get the chance to do businesses
at the beaches such as kebab
sellers, variety of foods and drinks sold, African wear and artifacts, horse
riders, guitar players, snookers tables, DJ’s and other activities that people can do
to earn a living. This in one way or the other helps to reduce the problem of unemployment
and social vices in Accra and the country at large. With the benefits listed
above, I will urge each and everyone to help keep our beaches clean. We
shouldn’t leave it on the municipal assemblies, district assemblies or the
government alone but rather we all owe social responsibilty to change the ugly
pictures of most of our beaches in Accra and the country at large. Let’s have fun
but let’s pay more attention to sanitation along the beach environment to the betterment of all.
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