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General News of Sunday, April 7th, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-04-07
As the rainy season approaches, many Ghanaians worry about flooding in the city.
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is striving to minimize the impact of persistent floods in the metropolis of Accra.
He began loosening storm sewers before the rainy season to prevent flooding.
As the rainy season approaches, many Ghanaians and most residents of Accra worry about flooding in the city.
In previous years, many people lost their lives in tragedies such as the June 3 disaster, which killed more than 100 people.
It is quite common for such devastating torrential rains to wreak havoc on parts of the city, destroying lives and property.
Gilbert Ankrah, WADA's public relations officer, said his team was sufficiently prepared to avoid such incidents.
"Right now, the flow of Odaw to Korle will be destroyed from next week. The main reason for this delay is due to the illegal structures that have developed around this enclave. But we gave them advice and the cleaning started. But the badurances are that we will do this work from next week. All other sectors of the Assembly will also witness such a relaxation. "
Mr. Ankrah also advised residents to be aware of their activities and not to sabotage the Assembly's plans.
"In fact, it started with the roadside drains but it's important that a lot [take] all these measures to maintain the drains, the citizens must also be responsible. "
Many homes and offices may be inundated
Parts of the capital, such as the Kwame Nkrumah, Odawna, Adabraka, Okponglo, part of Weija, are severely affected during these times.
Many have attributed in part to the establishment of structures on watercourses and the blockage of drainage systems for floods.
Fighting floods: we need a new city outside Accra – Kofi Adams
Kofi Adams, former national organizer of the National Democratic Congress and the opposition (CND), believes that the development of another city outside the national capital, Accra, will limit perpetual floods in the city .
According to him, the interventions of the municipal authorities will not work because Accra is overpopulated.
Adams said the government can relieve congestion by moving some offices out of the city.
He added that the huge amount targeted by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to rebuild the city's drainage and sewer system could be engaged in building a new city.
"The solution to flooding in Accra is not to continue doing what we have done over the years without success, the solution is to build another city. Accra is currently strangled, the government should begin relocating some of its offices outside Accra. It will displace some people, so you will decongest the city, "he said.
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