General News of Wednesday, 13 May 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comBusinesses along Nima gutter: Traders brace for floods as rains set inplay videoA cattle rearing site along the Nima gutterTraders along the Nima gutter used the June 3rd flood as a reference to express their fears of losing more property again this year as a result of the open drain which they have described as a death trap. Businesses along the drainIt may appear inappropriate or unhygienic to learn that cattle and other livestock are reared along a drain in the middle of the community, but that is only a fraction of the types of businesses along the Nima gutter. Scrap dealers, block moulders, mobile money vendors, fish sellers, food vendors and several others are all cramped up along the Nima gutter. Traders along the Nima gutter don’t have permitsBased on their responses, GhanaWeb followed up to speak to authorities at the Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly to find out their actions in that regard. He emphatically stated that such business people have no permits or authorization to conduct business along the Nima gutter, however, removing them have been difficult.

Source: GhanaWeb May 13, 2020 14:03 UTC