Over 8 Million Cedis Allocated to Improve Drainage in Greater Accra

Seventeen Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies (MMAs) in the Greater Accra Region have received over 8 million Ghana cedis (approximately 546,000 USD) to enhance drainage infrastructure under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project. This funding follows a disbursement of 10.9 million Ghana cedis (around 744,000 USD) in 2022 and 2023 for similar initiatives.

Grants to Boost Waste Management and Development Monitoring

The beneficiary Assemblies are tasked with using these grants to improve the operation and maintenance of drainage systems and solid waste management in communities along the Odaw River channel. Eli Yao Kuadey, Head of Monitoring and Evaluation at the Directorate of Policy Planning, Budget, Monitoring, and Evaluation at the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development (MLDGRD), disclosed that the total grants were awarded based on the Assemblies’ performance in utilizing the 2023 funds.

Additionally, the GARID Project plans to distribute multi-purpose drones to the seventeen beneficiary Assemblies. These drones will monitor the water bodies’ buffers against encroachment, conduct surveillance of solid waste hotspots, and strengthen development control.

World Bank-Supported GARID Project Targets Flood-Prone Areas

Implemented by the Government of Ghana with a credit facility from the World Bank, the GARID project aims to improve drainage, solid waste management, and infrastructure in priority flood-prone informal settlements within the Odaw River Basin.