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Gov't confident of making Ghana flood free - Interior Ministry
This comes on the wake of heavy rainfall in the capital, which has so far flooded many areas and destroyed several properties.
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A team comprising NADMO, soldiers from the 48 regiment, as well as from the Interior Ministry, inspected some parts of the capital after last Saturday's heavy rainfall to assess the extent of damage.
Some areas visited by the team included Ashaiman, Circle, and Agbogbloshie, with some of the areas having experienced severe flooding.
Government had over the years made some efforts in ensuring that drains from the capital were desilted. Some structures along drains have also been pulled down.
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Deputy Minister of Interior, James Agalga said government will continue to do more to prevent the sad occurrence on June 3, 2015, where over 150 people died at the flood and fire disaster at the Kwame Nkrumah circle.
"The government of President Mahama has put measures in place to forestall the occurrence of that sad event. We don't want that to happen again, and so we have put measures in place. NADMO and all stakeholders are working around the clock," he added.
Meanwhile, officials from NADMO have said even though they are not well resourced, they are ready to assist in the event of flooding.
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