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A photo of Cecilia Dapaah, she said: "It seems that we have early rains and that the country must be prepared for force majeure"
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The government has allocated 197 million Ghc for the deinking of clogged drains and other drainage works in the country, said the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources.
Cecelia Dapaah said the contract for the works had already been awarded by the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Cecelia Dapaah, who has already signed a contract with the Ministry of Public Works and Housing in the Grand, told the press. Accra, announced Maxwell Agbagba.
"We just had a meeting last Friday. They will defuse our gutters, "she told reporters.
She added that the authorities would not hesitate to take charge of people who are caught eliminating garbage indiscriminately in unauthorized places once the operation is over.
"It looks like we have early rains and the country needs to be ready for the force majeure. We must be grateful to God for the rains. Unfortunately, the rains can also cause havoc, "she said.
To corroborate the minister's presentation, George Asiedu, Accra Metropolitan Area Water Supply and Sanitation Project Coordinator, said that the logging of 22 major drains in Accra would begin next week, before the season. rain forecast for June / July.
"The 22 drains involve unloading and dredging. The goal is to improve the flow. Once we have eliminated this solid waste that normally clogs the flow, we hope that with the onset of the rains, the flow will be improved and the floods will be reduced to a minimum, "Asiedu told his audience.
Death of Accra
The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) confirmed Monday that at least three people had died and two others went missing following the rains on Sunday night.
Many places in the capital, including the new Circle Interchange, have been flooded.
Opposition MP Zanetor Rawlings, of Klottey Korle constituency, who has seen his fair share of the floods, blamed the government.
According to her, the drain has not been cleaned since the NDC's ouster in 2016.
However, Samuel Atta Akyea, Minister of Public Works and Housing, lamented the recent loss of lives because of floods, offspring of muffled drains.
He hopes that with the invitation of contractors to move to the site, excessive flooding could be brought under control, especially in the capital, where the threat is great.
Atta Akyea said during Joy FM's Super Morning Show show Friday that work was delayed to clean the affected drains due to the difficulty in raising funds.
"The funds we requested for January 2018 were paid in the last quarter of the year," said Minister Daniel Dadzie.
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