The Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has announced that the government has begun the construction of 100 homes for persons affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage.
Speaking to Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show, he disclosed that sod was cut for the first 100 homes in the Central and North Tongu Districts of the Volta Region on Monday, March 25, 2024, thus, officers from the housing department of the ministry and contractors will be visiting the sites for supervision.
According to the sector minister, other issues must be addressed immediately before victims can be relocated to new homes.
“The first step was to provide relief items and when the water levels receded, victims were helped to return to the communities. 88,000 people were affected and over 5,000 homes were affected for these persons, we need to go through with the collection of their particulars to help in resettling them and it is not just about brick and mortar issue, it goes beyond that”, Oppong Nkrumah stated.
He emphasized that the ministry is working with various assemblies and traditional authorities to validate data of affected persons who need resettlement.
“It is also about schools and reinstating the way of life of the people and so we are going to validate the data that we will collect to ensure their resettlement. We will work with the various assemblies and traditional authorities and we are currently working with them to validate some of the data. We cut sod for 100 homes and we are going to ensure that we do that across the other districts and communities that got affected in the flooding and we will need all the state agencies to come on board”, Kojo Oppong added.
Source:myrepubliconline