Parliament Approves $150M For Drainage Improvement in Greater Accra

The Parliament of Ghana has approved a World Bank facility of US$50 million to facilitate the implementation of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Finance Ministry said the amount would be used as additional financing for the implementation of solid waste management, drainage improvements, and other flood mitigation measures under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project.

This financing will support a broad range of initiatives aimed at mitigating floods and improving solid waste management in the Odaw River Basin.

It will focus on repair works on sections of the Odaw Basin; construction of storm drains in Kaneshie and Nima-Paloma; creation of water detention ponds; establishment of a Flood Early Warning System in the Greater Accra Region; construction of a waste transfer station and an engineered landfill site, among others.

It is anticipated that these would “alleviate flooding along the Odaw River Basin by improving drainage, solid waste management, and infrastructure services in high-risk informal settlements within the basin.”

“As a result, approximately half a million people dwelling in low-income communities around the Odaw basin are expected to benefit directly and indirectly from these projects.”