The Western North Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Mr. Samuel Adu Agyei, has warned residents in the Western North Region, against building in flood prone areas which has always caused flooding in some parts of the region.
Mr. Samuel Adu Agyei speaking to Lord FM News indicated that, it was becoming difficult to control flooding within the region due to the attitude of some persons who continue to build at unauthorised places, blocking natural paths of flash floods during rainfall.
He made this observation on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Sefwi Bekwai, in the Bibiani Ahwianso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, to sensitize the public ahead of the rains this year.
Mr. Samuel Adu Agyei 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 stressed on the need to adhere to building protocols, because the indication we are getting is that there will be early and heavy rains this year, which could affect lives and properties if we continue to do the very things that cause flooding.
Mr. Samuel Adu Agyei, reiterates that the residents of Bibiani Ahwianso Bekwai Municipality, should therefore support the MCE, Hon. Paul Andoh to continue the abandoned projects and also appeal to stay united to move the developmental projects executed by the president Akufo Addo-Bawumia’s administration.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Kwame Kontor Boateng
