General News of Tuesday, 21 May 2019Source: starrfm.com.ghAccra floods to ease – Engineers to Akufo-AddoPresident Akufo-Addo inspecting a drainage site at CirclePresident Akufo-Addo has inspected two major projects ongoing in Accra aimed at finding a lasting solution to the perennial flooding in Accra. The two projects the president inspected were the Accra Sanitary Sewer and Storm Water Drainage Alleviation Project at Circle and the Drainage Construction at Kaneshie 1st Light Intersection. The scope of works also includes the redesign and construction of the KLERP interceptor and breakwater at the outfall. Dredging and haulage operations in the Odaw channel and Korle Lagoon started in April 2019. Prior to the commencement of dredging operations, encroachers and squatters along the drains were removed with assistance from the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and the Ghana Police Service.

Source: GhanaWeb May 21, 2019 16:39 UTC