President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the potential for severe flooding in parts of Accra due to delays in the completion of the Odaw River Basin and other key projects.
The $200 million Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project (GARID), which was approved in 2019, is designed to improve flood risk management and solid waste management in the Odaw River basin.
It also aims to enhance access to basic infrastructure and services in low-income, flood-prone communities in the Greater Accra region.
During a visit to some flood-prone areas in Accra, President Mahama expressed disappointment that the project will not be completed before the onset of the rainy season.
“I would have thought that the contractors would take advantage of the dry season and work as quickly as possible so that we would have been ahead with these projects right now.
“But unfortunately, that hasn’t happened. And so we just have to caution citizens of Accra that there is going to be severe flooding because of the delay in these projects.”
President Mahama also urged the authorities to as much as possible, speed up their operations to alleviate destruction of property and loss of life.
“We have to do everything to alleviate the destruction of property and loss of life as much as possible. But I have charged the GARID Secretariat and the hydrology section and the ministry to pay constant attention to make sure that all the projects that have been awarded under GARID to make Accra resilient from flooding are speeded up as quickly as possible so that we can minimize the flooding.”
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