Write a letter to the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency in your country complaining about the environmental pollution of your area and request...

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9 Iweka Road,
Onitsha.
10th July, 2026.

The Director,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Onitsha.

Dear Sir,

COMPLAINT ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN MY AREA AND A REQUEST FOR URGENT ACTION

I write on behalf of the residents of Iweka Road and its surroundings to draw your attention to the alarming environmental pollution in our area and to appeal for urgent action to improve the situation.

For several months now, our neighbourhood has suffered from three serious forms of pollution. First, heaps of refuse have been left uncollected at street corners, decaying and giving off a foul stench that makes it difficult to breathe. Second, the blocked drainage channels overflow with dirty water whenever it rains, spilling waste onto the roads and into people's compounds. Third, a nearby factory discharges thick black smoke and untreated waste into the air and into the stream from which some residents still fetch water.

The effects of this pollution are already being felt. Cases of malaria, cholera and other diseases have risen sharply, and children are the worst affected. The air is unhealthy, the environment is unsightly, and the value of our property has fallen. If nothing is done soon, we fear an outbreak of an even more serious epidemic.

I therefore appeal to your agency to intervene without delay. We humbly request that a regular refuse-collection service be provided, that the blocked drainage channels be cleared and repaired, and that the offending factory be made to treat its waste and stop polluting our air and water. We also ask that the public be educated on proper waste disposal.

The residents are willing to cooperate fully with your officials. We look forward to your prompt and favourable response.

Thank you, Sir.

Yours faithfully,
Chinelo Okeke.