Government has so far invested 230 million cedis in flood prevention - Asenso-Boakye

Kandey Alhassan March 24, 2021 0

Asenso-Boakye

 Francis Asenso-Boakye, Minister of Works and Housing, claims that the Akufo-Addo led government has invested a considerable amount of money in the last four years to help avoid flooding in certain parts of the country.

On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, the Minister toured some major drainage projects in some flood-prone areas in Accra, saying the government has invested GH230 million to help solve the flood problem.

He also said that the government was still committed to addressing the problem of ongoing flooding.

"Government has committed a lot of resources, especially within the Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration. Within the last four years, on drainage provisions alone, the government has spent GH¢230 million and you saw the dredging work at Odawna that is being done by Dredge Masters. In fact, I'm amazed at the work done so far.

"This annual dredging has helped the country prevent another major flooding. The government will continue to commit resources towards addressing the issue of flooding," he maintained

He went to the Korle-Lagoon dredging site, IRECOP dredging site, Odaw dredging site at Circle, and Caprice dredging site.

It has become a common occurrence in Accra that if it rains, the majority of the capital floods with just a few drops of rain.

There have been debates about Accra's perennial flooding and how to deal with it. The majority of the problems have been attributed to clogged gutters, waste, and construction in waterways.