President John Dramani Mahama has said government has met the water demand of the Greater Accra Region.
[contextly_sidebar id=”KaNGBrN3M8IJ2na0HplkqDPpI1675eDy”]According to the President, the Ghana Water Company pumps over 2 million gallons of water into the Accra Region adding that “We’ve increased the supply of water to Greater Accra region by 65.7 million gallons per day. With this achievement, we have caught up with Accra’s water demand and indeed, we have overtaken Accra’s average water demand.”
Speaking at a special ceremony to inaugurate the Teshie Desalination Water project, President Mahama said though the target has been met more works is projected.
Teshie and Nungua are among areas in Accra that complain about irregular water supply, hence the desalination project.
President Mahama stated that the Ghana Water Company is “currently supplying 2.7 million gallons more than the demand inAccra” but said “our population is growing and we must stay one step ahead and so we are already planning a phase two of the Kpong Water supply project.”
He added that “…this will add in the future another 40 million gallons of water in Accra.”
1 billion invested in water sector
President Mahama further revealed that government has in the last five years, invested over $1 billion in the water sector.
He said “over the past five years we have spent more than $1 billion dollars on water supply projects across the country alone. We have therefore achieved an average water access of coverage of 76% with good drinking water.”
The Teshie –Nungua Water Desalination Plant Project is expected to deliver over 13 million gallons of water a day to Teshie, Nungua and surrounding areas from treated seawater.
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By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana