General News of Thursday, 1 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Odaw River and Korle Lagoon have been well dredged in anticipation of the rains which invariably flood major parts of the capital, Accra. Addressing journalists at the Korle Lagoon and Odaw River on Thursday June 31, 2021, Operations Manager for Dredge Masters, Sena Kofi Adiepena, revealed that the company has achieved its target of successfully dredging the Korle-Lagoon to its design levels, to avoid flooding in the capital. “So far, we've been able to achieve our target as far as dredging of the Odaw and Korle-Lagoon are concerned. He however indicated that the exercise had been fraught with some challenges, including encroachment at the banks of the Korle-Lagoon, and disposal of waste into Lagoon by the encroachers. So far, the dredging campaign has over the years has somewhat resulted in an improved sanitary and drainage conditions of the Odaw river and Korle Lagoons and by extension parts of the capital Accra.

Source: GhanaWeb July 01, 2021 15:11 UTC