News:
June 6, 2020
Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea has assured Parliament that his Ministry would tackle identified drainage problems immediately the Finance Ministry gives it financial space.
According to him due to the critical nature of drainage problems in Djankrom area, the Hydrological Service Department of the Ministry has identified other areas that require urgent attention.
This came to light when Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri Frank Annoh-Dompreh wanted to know when the drainage works in Djankrom area and its environs would be completed.
He told the House Messrs Prompto Logistics and Services Limited is the company contracted to carry out works on Djankrom.
Mr. Speaker over the years the Ministry has been implementing the National Flood Control programme across the country, an intervention in areas with critical drainage and sewage problems.
Under the 2018 National Flood Control programme, the contract was awarded on the 12th of July of February 2019 at a sum of one million nine hundred and ninety nine thousand, seven hundred and seventeen Ghana cedis, seventy five pesewas (GHc 1,999,717,75).
Under the contract, drainage improvement works were carried out at three (3) areas in Djankrom as directed by the District Assembly, as works to be carried out are concrete drains covering a total length of six hundred and ninety-two meters and also channel improvement works.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com