FIVE BILLION DOLLARS IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS FLOODING CHALLENGES IN GHANA - DR KISSI

The Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) of Ghana Hydrological Authority, Dr John Kissi has said, an amount of five billion Dollars ( $5 Billion Dollars ) is required to address the flooding challenges in the country.

He explained that, an estimate conducted on the current flooding incidents in the country and the level of its impact, such an amount would be required to mitigate the challenge but only GH 92 million cedis was allocated to the agency in addressing flooding for the entire country.

Also, the minister for works and housing, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said, Ghana is far behind about 15 to 20 years with respect to the kind of infrastructure the country needed to build resilience to contain flooding or climate change.

These comments came up when the the ministry appeared before government assurance Committee to answer questions of flood in general and also measures put in place to dredge Kpeshie Lagoon, Keta Lagoon and others.

Report by PKB