GARID Project Quarterly Digest – June 2023
Quarterly Digest
Enforce Bye-laws to Help Reduce Flooding in Accra, Deputy Local Government Minister Directs MMDAs
The Deputy Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Martin Kwaku Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has directed Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies in Accra to strictly enforce sanitation regulations and building codes to help curb the incidences of flooding in the capital city. He made the call during an inspection tour of ongoing desilting works […]
Perennial Flooding in Accra: Local Government Minister Calls for Attitudinal Change
The Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Mr. Daniel Botwe has called on residents of Accra to change their behaviour towards waste disposal and make conscious choices regarding their building sites to help reduce the perennial flooding in the national capital. Mr. Botwe made the appeal during an inspection tour of the […]
Local Government Minister Calls for Collaboration Among Assemblies to Manage Flood Risk in Accra
The Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Mr. Daniel Botwe, has made a fervent call for collaboration among Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies (MMAs) along the Odaw River channel to effectively manage flood risk in Accra. Mr. Botwe made the plea during an inspection tour of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) […]
Local Government Minister Inspects Ongoing Desilting Works on Local Drains in Accra
The Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLDGRD), Mr Dan Botwe, has paid a working visit to the beneficiary Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies (MMAs) of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project to assess the progress of the ongoing desilting works on local drains in the Assemblies. During the tour, Mr. […]
Stakeholders in Two Flood-Prone Communities Engaged Ahead of Commencement of Upgrading Works under the GARID Project
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has held separate stakeholders’ engagement programmes in Alogboshie and Akweteyman as part of efforts to ensure community involvement and collaboration in the rollout of upgrading works in the two flood-prone settlements. In his opening remarks, the GARID Project Coordinator, Dr. Kwadwo Ohene Sarfoh, emphasized the significance […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – CONSTRUCTION OF WASTE TRANSFER NOTICE AT GAEC
Construction of waste transfer notice at GAEC
Public Notice – Public notice – Construction of Waste Transfer Station at GAEC
Public notice – Construction of Waste Transfer Station at GAEC
Accra flood early warning system design completed — Asenso-Boakye
People living in flood-prone communities in the Greater Accra Region will soon have the benefit of advance notice of flooding to enable them take steps to protect their lives and properties. The design of the flood early warning system has been completed and processes for the engagement of a service provider will be finalised for […]
17 Assemblies receive over GHS 7 million to improve drainage infrastructure
Some 17 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Greater Accra Region have received Gh¢ 7, 156, 000.00 to improve drainage infrastructure under Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project. This follows the disbursement of a total of GHS¢ 3, 746, 800 in 2022 for the same goal. The beneficiary Assemblies are expected […]