The management of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has stepped up efforts to tackle flooding on campus following recent heavy rains that left parts of the university inundated.
The interventions include the desilting of choked drains, dredging of waterways, and stricter monitoring of land use and spatial planning in communities surrounding the university.
Some sections of the campus were submerged after downpours in the Central Region in recent weeks, raising renewed concerns about drainage systems and environmental management around the institution.
Speaking to Citi News, the Vice Chancellor of UCC, Professor William Aheto, said the university’s flood control efforts are closely tied to activities in nearby communities, given the institution’s location among several satellite settlements.
He explained that management is working with the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly to address drainage challenges both on and off campus.
“UCC is in the middle of about 11 satellite communities and so managing the flood situations in and around UCC is also dependent on how the land use planning around the university is conducted. We have had a meeting with the Mayor and we are very happy to say that we are collaborating with the Assembly to desilt the immediate environment of the university, in and around, and in fact embark on education against the indiscriminate disposal of waste in the gutters. I know it is going to be long-term but we have started,” he said.
As part of the broader strategy, the university and the Assembly have also launched a campaign to discourage improper waste disposal, which officials say contributes significantly to blocked drains and flooding.
Management says the interventions form part of a long-term approach to improving environmental sanitation and reducing flood risks within the university enclave and its surrounding communities.
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