The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly has announced that it has instituted an elaborate mechanism to deal with flooding in the metropolis.
Cape Coast Metropolitan Chief Executive, George Justice Arthur, said the Assembly has activated several committees established in 2025 following incidents of building collapse, with the aim of improving drainage systems, enforcement, and urban planning.
He made the remarks at a press briefing following recent floods and building collapses that left six people dead after heavy rainfall.
The Mayor explained that the recent flooding and structural failures in parts of the city are partly linked to outdated drainage infrastructure dating back to the colonial era, as well as buildings constructed with weakened materials such as laterite over a century ago.
According to him, the committees continue to work with relevant stakeholders to identify risk areas and implement corrective actions to reduce future occurrences.
The Mayor also indicated that stricter enforcement measures are being rolled out to address indiscriminate waste disposal and construction within waterways, which he said remain major contributing factors to flooding in the metropolis.
George Justice Arthur noted that the Assembly has engaged the University of Cape Coast to provide technical support on waste management, decongestion, and flood mitigation strategies.
“A joint committee was formed with the University of Cape Coast to seek technical expertise on waste management, flooding and decongestion of the area.
“Letters were written to the various homes, asking them to vacate their place so that the Assembly will be able to demolish all of them.
“Some were unwilling and so Assembly took steps towards it but this is a natural disaster. Members of the media, it is not that the Assembly was sitting unconcerned,” he said.
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