General Manager of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Adebola Shabi said the agency had been inundated with complaints from residents and neighbours of the shut facilities.
He said, “In recent times, most of the petitions kept coming to us. It was as if we are not working at all. That was why we shut the facilities.”
Shabi explained that some of the affected facilities had been formally warned before the eventual closure but failed to comply. He also stated that the growing rate of establishment of worship centres, mostly with makeshift structures, called for serious regulations, especially in the areas of noise generated across the state.
Shabi said, “You cannot have makeshift structures and say you want to be conducting services or vigils there. Definitely, you will be disturbing your neighbours. So, the government won’t allow the use of makeshift structures as a church or mosque.
“Nobody is allowed to make a noise above 55 decibel during the day in residential areas and only 45 decibel is allowed in such areas at night. In industrial areas, 90 decibel of noise level is allowed during the day, while the noise rate must not exceed 80 decibel at night.”
The LASEPA boss however noted that the compliance level was increasing, saying more residents had understood the effect of noise pollution, while some religious houses had complied with the noise pollution regulations.
Concerning the hotels, Shabi explained that they were shut for failing to conduct and submit the mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment report.
Shabi added that the state government would not condone improper disposal of sewage, saying the usage of old latrines was unacceptable.
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