{"id":745145,"date":"2019-11-15T11:05:40","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T11:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/15\/govt-pledges-massive-infrastructure-projects\/"},"modified":"2019-11-15T11:05:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T11:05:40","slug":"govt-pledges-massive-infrastructure-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/15\/govt-pledges-massive-infrastructure-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t Pledges Massive Infrastructure Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

Ken Ofori-Atta <\/strong><\/p>\n

GOVERNMENT
\nHAS pledged to undertake massive infrastructural projects in 2020.<\/p>\n

Finance
\nMinister, Ken Ofori-Atta, who disclosed this in Parliament, Wednesday, when he
\ndelivered government\u2019s 2020 budget statement and economic policy, said the
\nprojects would be executed under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication
\nProgramme (IPEP).<\/p>\n

He
\ntold lawmakers that to accelerate the delivery of basic infrastructure needs of
\neach constituency, a number of varying infrastructure projects such as
\nculverts, small bridges, community centres, police posts, classroom blocks,
\nmarkets, among others, would commence in 2020. <\/p>\n

In
\nkeeping with government\u2019s commitment of bettering the lives of Ghanaians across
\nthe country, the minister underscored that \u201cthese basic infrastructural
\nfacilities will help to improve the lives of the rural and peri-urban
\npopulation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dam Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n

He
\nalso said government had made adequate allocation to begin the construction of
\na dam to check the spillage from the Bagre Dam.\u00a0
\nHe explained that \u201cthis project when completed will permanently end
\nthe annual flooding in the northern part of Ghana as a result of spillage of
\nBagre Dam in Burkina Faso.\u201d<\/p>\n

He
\ncontinued that under the \u2018One Village One Dam\u2019 project, about 200 dams had been
\ncompleted, and an additional 360 were under construction.<\/p>\n

Other Initiatives <\/strong><\/p>\n

In
\nfulfilment of government\u2019s promise, he added, IPEP had succeeded in procuring
\n307 ambulances for distribution to each constituency and all regional and
\nteaching hospitals to enhance healthcare.<\/p>\n

He
\nnoted that a total of 50 prefabricated grain warehouses had been constructed to
\nreduce post-harvest losses, adding that 50 rural markets were under
\nconstruction to enhance trade within local assemblies.<\/p>\n

According
\nto him, 1,000 sanitary facilities were also under construction to address open
\ndefecation in the country.<\/p>\n

Furthermore,
\nthe minister intimated that a total of 181 companies had benefited from support
\nunder the \u2018One District, One Factory\u2019 programme.<\/p>\n

He
\nadded that 12,000 start-up businesses had received training support under the
\nGovernment Entrepreneurship Programme while 80 business incubation hubs had
\nbeen set up across the country to build the capacity of entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

Assurance<\/p>\n

He assured: \u201cWe will accelerate financing for infrastructure by actively leveraging innovative sources of finance,\u201d adding \u201cwe are strengthening the capacity of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) to tap into global financial markets, including blended finance and sovereign wealth funds.\u201d<\/p>\n

BY Melvin Tarlue <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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