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Blekese Lagoon dredging and routine cleaning works have begun

The Krowor Municipal Chief Executive, Mr. Joshua Nii Bortey in Krowor Municipal Assembly, Led Some Engineers and Nadmo Officials from the Assembly to continue with the dredging of the Blekese Lagoon in the Krowor Municipality.

Date Created : 12/12/2023 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Ghanadistricts.com/Rosemary O. Yeboah

Mr. Joshua Nii Bortey told Ghanadistricts.com, that the dredging of the Blekese Lagoon will allow free flow of water through the Mukwe Lagoon to the Atlantic Ocean

He said the exercises were also geared towards addressing sanitation issues within the municipality.

Mr Nii Bortey however, urged community members to desist from dumping solid waste into the drains, since it was costly to routinely clean the drains.

“These exercises are what we normally do before the rainy season sets in, however, this time around it is more intense because majority of the residents continue to dump their refuse into the drains despite the massive education done”, he said.

He said the assembly would on its part work to ensure that the drains are desilted and cleaned, adding that they would enforce the sanitation bye-laws by punishing persons who indiscriminately dumped refuse in the Lagoon.

He added that the Disaster Management Committee at the assembly had also met and instituted certain measures, such as having a safe haven, to keep people safe during the rainy season.

The MCE gave an assurance that the preventive action taken would help avert the levels of flooding that displaced a lot of people in the municipality.

“We will continue to create awareness, even in the dry season, of how people can be safe in the communities during the rainy season, but people must also take precautionary measures to protect their property,” he added.