By: IndyPress

There is no doubt about the need to make halls of residence hygienic than they are. The impact of dirty living conditions ranges from social to psychological and beyond.

Dirty living conditions pose a significant threat to human health, causing a wide range of diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that environmental factors, including dirty living conditions, contribute to approximately 25% of global disease burden. This speaks volume on the need for the redress of environmental faults, where necessary.

The C-Block axis of the Great Independence Hall of Residence has a long-clogged waterway, which breeds microorganisms, while also posing threat to respiratory health.

Clogged with debris, pollutants and sediments, the non-through gutter poses a threat of spreading malaria, dengue fever, and cholera, through carriers like mosquitoes and flies.

The odour of the gutter, currently an eyesore, according to comments from students residing in the block affects students who use the C-Block reading room.

A student who pleaded anonymity lamented about the deplorable state of the stagnant waterway which pollutes inhaled air.

“The odour is so bad. No proactive effort has been made to address the stagnant state of the gutter. It breeds mosquitoes, and affects students reading in C-Block,” a student said.

Despite continuing efforts by IndyPress to bring the state of C-block stagnant waterway to the awareness of Hall Management, including the Health Commissioner, Nnamdi Ogbonna, nothing positive has been done.