Final phase of Keta sea defence begins in two weeks
Work on the third and final phase of the sea defence project at Atorkor-Dzita-Anyanui in the Keta municipality, which is estimated to cost $ 11 million is expected to begin in two weeks. Advertisement
The completion of the project, scheduled for June, 2014, involves the construction of seven groynes into the sea to protect the boulders along the 2.7-kilometre stretch of the shoreline.
The first phase of the project, valued at $30 million which started in 2008, saw the construction of boulders on the shore line to stop the sea from reaching the new road and communities.
It also involved the construction of a two-kilometre road and the laying of strong wire mesh to protect the coastline against the sea waves.
The second phase which started in 2012, saw the construction of a one kilometre stretch of builders on the shoreline at a cost of $ 11 million and was completed in eight-months.
The acting Director of the Hydrological Services Department at the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr Hubert Osei Wusuansa, announced this when the Board of Directors of the Public Procurement Authority paid a working visit to Atorkor and the Sakumono sea defence projects to acquaint themselves with work done.
When the project is completed it is expected to put an end to the persistent degradation of the coastal stretch of the Keta municipality and improve the economic growth of the community.
Mr Wusuansa said the groynes would also serve as a buffer to prevent the waves from hitting the shore and that the project was solely financed by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.
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He commended Amandi Company Limited, an Israeli firm and contractors of the project, for living up to their corporate social responsibility by providing a new computer laboratory, playground, 40 computers, and renovating a school which was nearly washed away by the sea.
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Sylvester Tornyeavah, in his remarks lauded the government’s commitment to supporting the people of Keta and its environs.
Currently, he said, the people of Atorkor, Dzita, Agbledomi, Anyanui, Atiteti, Fuveme, and other areas had benefited from the project.
He appealed that the project should be extended to the entire coastal stretch of the country in order to prevent the sea from depriving people of their livelihood.
By Zainabu Issah