Taiz Governor announces humanitarian initiative to open roads for waste removal

Ahmed al-Musawa, the Governor of Taiz, has announced a unilateral humanitarian initiative to open specific roads for garbage trucks and waste removal vehicles. The move aims to transport accumulated waste from city streets to the main landfill at the Sharab junction, addressing escalating environmental and health risks.

The initiative follows reports of waste being illegally dumped within the Taiz University campus, which officials warn threatens both public health and the future of education in the province. The governor identified three primary routes to facilitate the movement of sanitation machinery: the Madinat al-Nur – Al-Khamsin – Al-Sittin – Sharab junction road, the Hawd al-Ashraf – Al-Kamb – Al-Qasr – Al-Houban – Al-Sittin – Sharab junction road, and the Asayfira – Al-Sittin – Sharab junction road.

Governor al-Musawa called for cooperation from all parties to ensure the success of the initiative and urged those using university grounds for waste disposal to cease immediately. He also expressed openness to involving local commercial houses to help implement the plan and mitigate the suffering of residents in central Taiz.