{"id":296917,"date":"2017-02-25T10:32:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T10:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=296917"},"modified":"2017-02-25T10:32:09","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T10:32:09","slug":"odaw-waste-collectors-likely-to-cause-another-flooding-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/odaw-waste-collectors-likely-to-cause-another-flooding-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Odaw: Waste collectors likely to cause another flooding disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Accra could be on the verge of another flooding disaster similar to the \u00a0June 3 tragedy, if the activities of garbage collectors in the Odaw River continue without check.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, government carried out a demolition exercise \u00a0along the Odaw River, to pave way for the dredging of the River to ensure the free flow of water into the sea.<\/p>\n<p>This was one of the many decisions taken to prevent flooding such as the June 3 disaster, but after months of intense dredging, one can boldly say there is much more to be done.<\/p>\n<p>Citi News\u2019 visit to the area indicates that garbage collectors dump refuse in the River while residents there refill the River to create land space for their structures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citi News\u2019 Kojo Agyeman has the rest of the story in the report below<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/309334774&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accra could be on the verge of another flooding disaster similar to the \u00a0June 3 tragedy, if the activities of garbage collectors in the Odaw River continue without check. 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