The Volta River Authority (VRA) has delivered 24 mobile toilets to Mepe and Adidome, as well as restored water supply to the Aveyime community.
The gesture is contained in the VRA Emergency Preparedness Plan, aimed at mitigating the negative effect of the Akosombo and Kpong dams spillage on the above communities in the Volta region.
The mobile toilets are equipped with biodegrading units to aid in the control of cross-contamination and were distributed to the communities on last week’s Friday.
The Authority in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) also distributed relief items such as bags of rice, maize, gari, beans, sugar, mosquito coils, sachet water, red oil and medical supplies among others to Alorvi, Avukpo, Konkonte Kpedzi, Abume, Mamakope, Dzidzorkope and Ahenbrom.
VRA posted these on its social media wall, emphasising that the donation was to alleviate the plight of the flood victims.
It said the mobile toilets are part of the first consignment of relief items distributed to affected communities along the lower Volta Basin.
In response to the call for clean and hygienic water, particularly in the North Tongu district, the Authority has also procured several quantities of chlorine tablets to be distributed to the affected communities.
This was to ensure that people within the affected areas have safe and clean water for use.
At the Keta Municipality, the items were received by the Municipal Director of Health services while the Anlo District donation was received by its district Chief Executive.
This brings to the number of communities who have received medical relief items to six, namely North Tongu, South Tongu, Central Tongu, Ada East, Keta and Anlo.
The post further gave an assurance to the public that VRA’s Medical Team will continue to carry out health education and screening exercises at various communities.
The VRA team was led by the Chief Executive, Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa who said “As I have reiterated, VRA’s Emergency Preparedness Plan is designed to respond quickly to the needs of our people in the affected communities.
“In as much as we are focused on protecting the integrity of the dam, our greatest concern is in the health and well-being of our people, so be rest assured that our mothers, siblings and children in these communities will not be left behind.”
