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Government as part of efforts to deal with perennial flooding in the capital and other flood prone areas of the country has constructed 19 kilometres (km) of drains and further excavated, re-channeled and maintained approximately 1000 km under the Drainage and Flood Management Programme.
Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye who disclosed this at the Minister’s Press Briefing in Accra on Sunday June 27, 2021 said this forms part of several interventions by government to heighten the country’s resilience to flooding and mitigate flood risk in the country.
“I am happy to inform you that though the Drainage and Flood Management Programme though still ongoing, has culminated in a reduction in the incidence of flooding since 2019. Altogether, the programme has completed the construction of 19 km drains while approximately 1,000 km of drains have been excavated, rechanneled and maintained across the country towards reducing the perennial floods,” he said.
Providing details on the construction so far, the Bantama legislator said the 19 km of drains include the Kwesimintim drainage project, Haatso drainage project, Madina Reco and Culvert drainage project, Adenta drainage project and the Agbogba Culvert project among others with government investing GHS 450 million in the last four years to mitigate the incidence of flood in the country.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Meteorological Agency forecast for June, July and August this year predicted some moderate to heavy thunderstorms particularly for the middle to northern sectors of the country.
Providing update on the country’s preparedness, Mr. Asenso-Boakye said his outfit is programmed to implement the 2021 National Flood Control Programme that will help curb flooding and provide a quick response to flooding in the country.
[08:38, 28/06/2021] Kwaku Obeng Ad: Government is committed to completing stalled housing projects – Asenso-Boakye
Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has said government is committed to completing stalled housing projects in the country.
“Government has resolved to complete all existing and stalled projects within the short term while implementing other medium to long term strategies that will ultimately increase access to adequate, safe, secure and affordable housing options for the low to middle income groups in the country,” he said.
He gave the assurance at the Minister’s Press Briefing in Accra on Sunday May 27, 2021.
He said government is pursuing all available options for the completion of all stalled housing projects including the Saglemi Housing Project stressing however that government will not renege on its duty to ensure that Ghanaians obtain value-for-money in housing projects.
It is estimated that 60% of Ghana’s population need some form of government assistance to support them access housing while 35% will not be able to access housing even with government support.
However, responding to these statistics, the Minister said government is putting in place measures to address the country’s housing deficit. He said plans are far advanced towards the establishment of the Ghana Housing Authority that will help complement the activities of the National Housing and Mortgage Fund in addressing the challenges of the housing market in the country.
