Takoradi Market Circle Drainage System Captured In 2021 Flood Control Program- Asenso

The Minister for Works and Housing Mr Francis Asenso Boakye, says Takoradi Market Circle drainage system reconstruction work, has been captured in the Ministry’s 2021 flood control program. Mr Francis Asenso Boakye while on a two day tour of the Western Region, gave the assurance after inspecting the main drainage system at

Essikafoambatem Number Two, which has been found to be the cause of regular flooding within the Takoradi Market Circle area. The Western Regional Minister has been talking to me about the flooding situation around the Takoradi Market Circle area. So I took advantage of my tour of the region to come and have a first-hand look

at the major problem here. Prior to this, officials of the Hydrological Service Department came here to assess the situation and I can say that it is part of the Ministry’s 2021 Flood Control Program which we are currently in talks with the Finance Ministry for the needed funds to come and start fixing the problem here and we are very

hopeful that we will get the resources from the Finance Ministry and once we are able to solve the problem at this side of the drainage channel, the issue of flooding around the market would be reduced, he also said. The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko, who toured the sewage system with the Works and Housing

Minister, said the fixing of the sewage system would bring a lot of relief to residents of Takoradi The Minister for Works and Housing also visited the two sea defense projects at Aboadze and Amanfokuma, and expressed satisfaction with the quality of the work executed by the contractors. He said the two projects are the key to the

fishing industry and then also the coastal communities’ existence. I must say that so far I’m impressed with the quality of work done by the contractors. The visit has also given me the opportunity to see at first hand the progress of work, comparing it with the reports I had received in the office. It has also given me the chance to

interact with stakeholders including the communities. The Key among them is the fisherfolk who are the direct beneficiaries of these projects. The sea defense project also has many benefits including the protection of lives, property, and the livelihoods especially fishing activities which is the mainstay of the economy of of the coastal

communities. The visit has also exposed me to some variations that I will go back to the office to discuss and redesign with the consultant to also accommodate the needed variations, he said. Francis Asenso Boakye, who was accompanied on his first day tour of the Western Region by the Managing Director of the State Housing

Corporation, Kobina Ampoful Appiah, also visited the State Housing developments at Ituma in the Shama District, as well as some dilapidated Police Quarters at Effiakuma. The Works and the Housing Minister is also expecting to finish his tour-day of the Western Region with the inspection of the Axim and also Dixcove sea defense projects in the Nzema East Municipality and Ahanta West District respectively.