News:
November 1, 2013
Residents of Adenta and its environs, near Accra, will heave a sigh of relief by December 2014 when they will receive sufficient water through their taps to end the perennial water problem in the area.
The Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Alhaji Collins Dauda, who announced this in Parliament yesterday, said the expansion of the Kpone Water Treatment Plant, which is nearing completion, would ensure adequate supply of water to the people of Adenta and its environs.
He was in the House to answer a question which had been filed by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Adenta, Mr Emmanuel Nii Ashie-Moore, on the water situation in the area.
The MP wanted to know when the expansion of the Kpone Water Treatment Plant would come on stream to relieve the people of Adenta from the water crisis they had endured over the years.
Answering the question, Alhaji Dauda said the expansion works on the Kpone Water Treatment Plant were being done with a $260-million concessionary loan from the Chinese government and a $13-million support from the government.
He explained that the work, which started in June 2011, was expected to be completed by December 2014 and provide 40 million gallons per day to serve the eastern part of Accra through Adenta.
“The transmission pipeline, which has been routed through Dodowa to Adenta is 90 per cent complete. The water treatment plant, the booster station and the intake are nearing completion.
“Mr Speaker, I am glad to inform this House that the people of Adenta and its environs will be receiving sufficient water through their taps by the end of 2014,” Alhaji Dauda assured the House.