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President Akufo-Addo said the Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project and the Ghana-Spain Debt Swap Development Program Water Supply Improvement Project have been completed .
The president, who was addressing Parliament on Tuesday, in his first State of Nations Address (SONA) of his second term, said in September 2020 that he had joined the people of Amedzofe, Ziope, Akpokope / Batume Junction, Matse, Dzolo Gbogame, and surrounding communities to commission the five piped water supply systems as part of the project.
He said the government’s quest to ensure an improved sanitation system across the country was bolstered last year by the start of construction of 16 integrated solid waste recycling and treatment facilities.
“The 16 installations are expected to be completed before the end of the year.”
The President said that concrete preparatory work had started on many water supply projects across the country, including the Wenchi Water Supply Project, the Keta Water Supply Project, the Water Supply Project, Water Supply to Five Districts, Phase 3, Tamale Water Supply Project, Damongo Water Supply Project and Yendi Water. Supply project.
“Our efforts to end open defecation have been boosted by the construction of 103,149 sanitation facilities for vulnerable households in towns and villages across the country, as part of the household and institutional toilet program.”
He noted that the cumulative result was that some 822,000 people had benefited from it across the country, while some 500 communities were declared open defecation free.
— RNG
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