Africa-Press – Ghana. The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) said it has initiated a series of engagements with managements of companies developing structures along tributaries of the Chemu Lagoon to find proper ways to channel water inflow into it.
Officials of the Assembly led by Mr Yohane Amarh Ashitey, Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive met with Sol Cement, Sentuo Oil, TDC Development Company Limited, and other industries located within the south-western part of Tema Manhean.
Mr Frank Asante, TMA Public Relations Officer disclosed to the Ghana News Agency that the development of structures by the companies around that part of the Metropolis had been identified as the contributory factor to the perennial flooding of the communities along the tributaries.
Mr Asante explained that there was the need to develop proper channels for rainwater to be carried through the tributaries to the Chemu and subsequently to the sea.
He said the TMA initiative was to bring together the companies and other stakeholders such as the Hydrological Services Department, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to come up with a solution ahead of the rainy season.
He added that apart from solving the flooding issue in the area, they also sought to restore the ecological life of the area. Mr Asante also said residents of the area were also sensitized on the best environmental practices such as proper waste disposal and clearing of their drainages which sometimes also contributed to flooding in the area.
According to him, complaints of mosquito surge in the area due to the various construction works embarked on by the companies were also being addressed to ensure that residents do not contract malaria.
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