Parliament approves loan for Nsawam Water Project

Jan, 2011
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
PARLIAMENT has approved a 10 million euro Belgian loan to improve on the supply of water to the people of Nsawam and its environs.
Even though Nsawam is in the Eastern Region, parts of its immediate environs which are in the Greater Accra Region will benefit from the improvement of water supply to Nsawam.
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Aburi-Nsawam, Mr Osei Bonsu Amoah, told a cross-section of the people of Nsawam that work on improving water supply to the area, which would begin soon, would be completed in two years. He was briefing them on decsions of the House during 2010 Christmas break.
He said Nsawam is a major commercial centre with many businesses which were contributing to the country’s economy.
Mr Amoah said since the municipality was one of the nearest to Accra, many people who worked in Accra resided there, thereby putting a lot of pressure on the limited facilities there.
He said there was, therefore, the need for the government to improve on social amenities in the municipality to enable it to cope up with the influx of people.
The MP called for measures to ensure that work on improving water supply to the area was completed on scheduled when it began.
Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has scheduled a stakeholders’ meeting tomorrow for discussions on the blasting of rocks at Sakyikrom by the China Railway Company Limited which is working on portions of the Accra-Kumasi Highway.
According to Mr Amoah, residents of Sakyikrom, which is in his constituency, had complained about the nuisance associated with the blasting activities.
He said according to investigations carried out by the EPA, serious damage had been caused to buildings located in the immediate neighbourhood of the project and that an earlier meeting involving the EPA, the contractor and the residents could not resolve the issue.
Mr Amoah, therefore, called for measures to resolve the matter in order not to put the lives of the people in the community in danger.