Following the construction of the Mallam Junction drain residents can finally heave a sigh of relief.
This is because the construction will address the yearly flooding that occurs in the area each time the rainy season sets in.
Mallam Junction has over the years been identified as a flood prone area.
The perennial flooding which began after the construction of the overhead there in 2012, destroyed a lot of homes, wares and sent many parking out of the their homes with others closing down businesses.
Two residents, Isaac Dadzie and Andrews Okai, recounted their dreadful experience with the floods respectively.
“I remember one time when it rained and all the cars in my workshop were submerged in the floods. We cleaned them and when we went to get something to eat it started raining again and within 30 minutes all the cars were completely submerged again.”
“The flooding broke our wall and that of a neighbour just so it could flow away. It became a yearly ordeal with the floods coming as high as to our knees.’
But the situation is expected to change with the installation of a storm drain by the Ministry of Water and Natural Resources under the Greater Accra Sanitation Project.
About the GAMA
The GAMA Sanitation and Water project is a $150 million endeavour sponsored by the World Bank with the collaboration of the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources to help lower income level communities have access to affordable toilet and water facilities.
The project, which took off in August 2014, and is expected to end in July 2018, also seeks to strengthen the management of environmental sanitation in the GAMA.
The components of the project include the provision of environmental sanitation and water supply services to priority low-income areas of the GAMA projected at $31.5 million, the improvement and expansion of the water distribution network in the GAMA and the planning at $48.1 million, the improvement and expansion of GAMA-wide environmental sanitation services budgeted at $34 million, and institutional strengthening, with $20.1 million earmarked for that part.
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By: Michael Ogbodu/citinewsroom.com/Ghana