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KPONE K: NADMO cautions residents as the rainy season looms

The Kpone Katamanso Municipal Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), has cautioned residents to prepare for the rainy season.

Date Created : 2/26/2019 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Isaac Newton Tetteh

In an interview with, the Ghana News Agency, Mr. Prince Frimpong, Municipal officer in charge of operations, said it is imperative to caution residents to be prepared as the rainy season sets in.

He noted that indiscriminate sale of unsuitable lands for building to desperate and unsuspecting persons was one of the reasons for the flooding menace in the Municipality.

Residents should consult the appropriate offices for advice when they want to put up buildings, he said.

Mr. Frimpong added that the municipal NADMO directorate was ready to demolish buildings on waterways to lives.

According to him, the National Disaster Management Organization preferred the preventive approach to the annual ritual of releasing relief items to victims of disasters hence the need to sensitize residents on impending disasters.

The Municipal NADMO operations officer also revealed that 32 flood prone areas had been identified within the municipality which included Gbetsile, Sraha, Zenu, Kpone, and the Landfill site.

He added that the directorate was working tirelessly to make the municipal disaster-free but was faced with logistical challenges.

Mr. Prince Frimpong noted that the NADMO directorate did not have a vehicle, relief items among other logistics to make them work effectively.

He also called on the government and benevolent organizations to support the Municipal NADMO directorate to save lives and properties.