The Techiman Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. Benjamin Yaw Gyarko, has given the assurance that the Assembly was developing a comprehensive drainage system in the Techiman township to tackle the perennial flooding.
He said the municipality was a beneficiary of the World Bank-funded Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme, saying very soon the municipality would witness well improved drainage systems.
Mr. Gyarko added that the municipality was also designing a well-structured development plan under the programme, indicating that the Assembly had targeted and was improving access roads as well.
Some of the beneficiary roads include Abuoso community roads, Ahenebronuso Nana Anena market area roads, and Twimia-Kuase, as well as the Twimia-Nkwanta roads.
Mr. Gyarko expressed worry that flooding had become an annual ritual in the municipality, submerging houses and causing extensive damage to properties, partly due to the poor drainage systems.
He, therefore, advised the people to refrain from putting up structures and residential accommodation on waterways, and urged those who already live in flood-prone areas to relocate to protect themselves and their properties.
Mr. Gyarko said the Assembly was working closely with the National Disaster Management Organisation and the Ghana National Fire Service, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, to see the possibilities of ending flooding in the municipality.
