Residents of Jema, capital of Kintampo South District of Brong Ahafo at the weekend undertook a massive clean up exercise to clear the town of filth.
The exercise, which lasted for five hours, was supervised by the district assembly, Zoom Lion Ghana Limited and the Environmental Sanitation Department.
The residents tidied their homes and moved onto the streets where they desilted choked gutters and weeded bushy areas.
Hairdressers and beauticians in the district also cleaned the premises of the District Hospital.
Mr Daniel D. Kanyage, Deputy District Co-ordinating Director described the exercise as successful and thanked the residents for turning out in their numbers.
He stressed the need for residents and Ghanaians in general to make cleaning a routine exercise to keep their homes and surroundings clean and maintain healthy bodies.