{"id":180219,"date":"2024-05-09T05:25:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T05:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/09\/garid-project-30-infrastructure-at-odaw-river-basin-done-so-far\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T05:25:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T05:25:55","slug":"garid-project-30-infrastructure-at-odaw-river-basin-done-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/09\/garid-project-30-infrastructure-at-odaw-river-basin-done-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"GARID Project: 30% infrastructure at Odaw River basin done so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Dr Kwadwo Ohene Sarfoh, the Project Coordinator of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, has highlighted the ongoing engineering efforts at the Odaw River basin in anticipation of the rainy season.<\/p>\n<p>The $200 million GARID Project, approved in 2019, is designed to enhance flood risk management and solid waste handling in the Odaw River basin. It also aims to improve access to basic infrastructure and services in low-income, flood-prone communities in the Greater Accra region.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Citi TV\u2019s <em><strong>The Point of View<\/strong> <\/em>with Bernard Avle, Dr Sarfoh explained the ongoing dredging operations aimed at mitigating flooding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe dredging contract is ongoing, if you take all of that together, I will say that in terms of infrastructure that we have to do on the basin itself, we probably passed 30%. About 30% is ongoing, not completed,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about potential project delays, he acknowledged some setbacks, including the COVID-19 shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are circumstances, yes some part of it delayed, partly there was COVID-19 shut down, right after we started the work, some of the funds had to be re-written to support COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr Sarfoh noted that the redesign of the Odaw River basin would not be completed before the onset of the rainy season, as certain construction activities cannot be carried out during this period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, we won\u2019t, these are long term contracts. The contract period for some of them are 18 months to 2years. It\u2019s a big scale construction, not small scale. There are some parts you can work, there are others you can\u2019t during rains, you have to wait. Some of it, you can divert the flow and do the work,\u201d Dr Sarfoh explained.<\/p>\n<p>He justified the construction delays in some areas, explaining that the government lacked the funds to pay compensation. As a result, arrangements were made with banks to use a portion of the World Bank loan proceeds for compensation payments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe covenant between World Bank and government in terms of the loan agreement requires that government pays compensation before you proceed. Unfortunately, we\u2019re all aware of the financial circumstances we have. 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