Over 10,000 Household Toilet Facilities Built in GKMA
In line with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal Six (SDG-6), the Sanitation and Water Resources Ministry with support from the World Bank, has constructed over 10,000 toilet facilities for households without toilet facilities.
The move is to ensure that all persons have access to decent toilet facilities and potable water by the year 2030 and to ensure eradication of open defecation and its attendant problems in the country.
Project Coordinator for the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area (GKMA), Engineer George Asiedu, speaking with George Addo on Opemsuo Radio said the government through the Sanitation Ministry has absorbed 80% of the cost of the toilet facilities to make it cheaper, affordable and accessible to all households.
“To this end, the government of Ghana through the Ministry of Sanitation is doing its best to reach this goal by providing toilet facilities in the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area. So the government has absorbed about 80% of the cost so that it would be cheaper for households,” he emphasized.
Ing. George Asiedu directed landlords and households in who do not have toilet facilities to visit their District Assemblies and get registered for the construction of the ultramodern Bio Digester toilet facility at the cost of just GHC700 or GHC1,200 if they have to build a structure for the toilet facility.
He disclosed that over 10,000 toilet facilities have been built in the GKMA within 18 months and that it has been expanded to cover a lot more metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in the Ashanti Region.
“In fact, progress of work in Kumasi has been encouraging and people have demonstrated massive interest in the project. As I speak with you, over 10,000 toilet facilities have been constructed in one and half years.”
Authorities have targeted 30,000 toilet facilities in GKMA by 2024 for which reason coverage has been expanded to reach a lot more people in other MMDAs.
Previously, it was limited to only 8 MMDAs namely Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Suame, Tafo, Asokore Mampong, Ejisu, Oforikrom and Kwadaso. Currently, it has been expanded to Afigya Kwabre South, Afigya Kwabre East, Afigya Kwabre North, Bosomtwe, Atwima Kwanwoma, Atwima Nwabiagya North and South, Bekwai and others.
Sustainable Development Goal 6 seeks to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. This includes access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation.
Story by George Addo
