Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Assembly to embark on sanitation project
The Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Assembly (LEKMA), with support from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and the Ghana Water Company Limited, will by next month begin the construction of a sanitation facility at Teshie Old Town.
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The project is aimed at addressing the adverse sanitation conditions in the community, particularly with regard to fecal matter. The decision to come up with the project is in line with interventions by the government to curb open defecation in the country.
Dubbed, “Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Project”, the project, to be piloted for a period of five years, will be sent round all the 11 metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in the Greater Accra Region.
The planned undertaking, estimated at a cost of $150million, is expected to make residents in the metropolis aware of the need to engage in personal hygiene practices and ensure environmental cleanliness in order to avert illnesses brought about by dirty surroundings.
Overview of the project
Giving an overview of the project, the Project Co-ordinator at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr George Asiedu, observed that open defecation, poor sanitation, coupled with inefficient waste management practices were affecting the district.
He attributed the situation to failure on the part of people to judge wisely as they dispose of garbage and fecal matter indiscriminately.
He said in spite of interventions made by the government, it had become necessary for districts to also have the project established in order to manage problems of sanitation on their own.
Mr Asiedu said a component of the project would entail the establishment of public toilet facilities for low income earners in the districts and in schools to help address the challenge of open defecation and also promote behavioural change with regard to hygiene and health.
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Project sustainability
The Municipal Environmental Health Officer with LEKMA, Mr Samuel Agblo, lauded the project, claiming that it would bring about improvement in sanitation conditions in the communities, particularly in low income communities within the municipality.
He said 50 schools had been identified and would be provided with the needed infrastructure.