Stop building in flood prone areas - NADMO warns

The Tema Metropolitan Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has admonished Tema residents against building in flood-prone areas.

Mr. Ebenezer Cudjoe said it was becoming difficult to control flooding within the metropolis, as some individuals continue to errect structures in unauthorized places, blocking natural paths of flash floods during rainfall.

He made these remarks speaking to the GNA at the Tema Metro office of NADMO.

Mr. Cudjoe said some areas including parts of Communities Five, Seven, Eight and Nine, Tema Timber Market, etc., had been declared flood prone areas, “And, as a results, it was necessary for city authorities to immediately stop building activities in those areas to protect lives and properties during the raining season."

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Mr Cudjoe informed that NADMO was determined to prevent flooding during this year’s rainfall season, “As such, individuals caught putting up buildings in unauthorized areas would be sanctioned.”

He also urged the public to consult Lands Commission before buying land.

He said although NADMO was ready to provide relief items to flood victims this year, it was the aim of National Disaster Management Organization to entirely prevent flooding in the Metropolis.

“As a results, the organization’s team had been moving from one community to the other, educating and sensitizing Tema residents on the flood prevention for the past two years, even though the effectiveness of the campaign was reduced due to the outbreak of Covid-19,” Mr. Cudjoe informed.