{"id":745988,"date":"2019-11-16T19:11:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T19:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/16\/government-to-demolish-buildings-in-waterways\/"},"modified":"2019-11-16T19:11:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T19:11:46","slug":"government-to-demolish-buildings-in-waterways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/16\/government-to-demolish-buildings-in-waterways\/","title":{"rendered":"Government to demolish buildings in waterways"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Kodjo Adams, GNA<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Accra, Nov. 16, GNA – The Ministry of Works
\nand Housing with its associated agencies will take steps to ensure the
\ndemolition of buildings in waterways, which is a major cause of flooding in
\nAccra and the country as a whole, Mr Solomon A. Asoalla, the Chief Director of
\nthe Ministry has said.<\/span><\/p>\n

He expressed worry over the increasing rate
\nof flooding and disasters that were caused by human activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Chief Director said this in Accra at a
\nleadership forum on Flood Management in Ghana on the theme: “Sustainable
\ndredging as a tool for effective city planning and flood prevention”.<\/span><\/p>\n

The forum was organised by Acreaty Ghana
\nLimited, a human capital firm in partnership with Dredge Masters Ghana Limited
\nand Netherlands.<\/span><\/p>\n

It brought together experts in engineering
\nsector to dialogue on how to explore new ideas and approach that can be
\nincorporated to existing structures to manage flood related problems in the
\ncountry.<\/span><\/p>\n

He sounded a warning to all other developers
\nwho do not have permits and build on waterways that they were the next target
\nfor demolition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Assoalla stressed that the Ministry would
\nenforce the law to serve as deterrent to others to the do the right thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said it behooved on all to be concerned
\nabout the effects of flood, claiming lives and property and as well human
\ncapital for national development.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Asoalla said the menace of flood led to
\nenvironmental challenges, leading to health related diseases like cholera and
\nothers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mrs Elsie Appau-Klu,the Managing Partner for
\nAcreaty Ghana Limited noted that the dialogue would provide a great platform
\nfor both Ghana and Netherlands to share knowledge and information on workable
\npractices aimed at managing the flood issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

She expressed worry about the rising
\nphenomenon of flooding problems associated with its annual disasters in Ghana,
\nAccra adding that within the past decades, flooding had become a global
\npandemic that hampered economic and social development.<\/span><\/p>\n

She said on June 3, 2015, Accra experienced
\nan unprecedented flash flood event, coupled with an explosion at a Ghana Oil
\nCompany Limited filling station that resulted in a death of over 152 lives of
\npersons.<\/span><\/p>\n

She asserted that “every year our major
\ncities have to struggle in dealing with the menace and blamed the situation on
\nhuman errors that needed holistic approach to tackle the situation”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mrs Appau-Klu stated that the Emergency
\nEvents Database (EM-DAT): the 2015 flood in Accra resulted in economical loss
\nto the tune of US 108, 200.000.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Wise Ametefe, the Registrar of
\nEngineering Council of Ghana, indicated that the council would continue to
\nsupport the government to intensify public education on the effects of
\nflooding. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Ametefe expressed disappointment in the
\nAssemblies for being reluctant in performing their mandatory duties to demolish
\nunauthorised building structures including; churches on water ways in the
\ncountry.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Council, the Assemblies
\nshould be blamed for the loss of lives and property in flood related disasters
\nbecause they were mandated to remove all the building structures on the water
\nways.<\/span><\/p>\n

Present at the forum were representatives
\nfrom the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana Institute of Engineering, Ghana
\nIrrigation Authority, Ministry of Works and Housing, Jospong Group of Companies
\namong others.<\/span><\/p>\n

GNA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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