Members of the Council of State and officials of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) have uncovered a major illegal dumping site during an assessment tour of communities affected by the June 29 floods.
The site, located at Mallam in the Weija-Gbawe Municipality, sits directly on a wetland that has allegedly been encroached upon by private developers.
During the tour on Monday, July 6, the Municipal Chief Executive for Weija-Gbawe, Felix Odartey Lamptey, rejected claims that the Assembly had issued permits for developments on the wetland.
“Those close to the roadside, that is Menskrom and other places, are not part of the Ramsar site. These ones that you are seeing here are like temporary structures that those illegal operators here are trying to start occupying gradually,” he said.
The June 29 downpour triggered widespread flooding across parts of the Greater Accra Region, destroying homes and vehicles, displacing thousands, and claiming several lives.
Government agencies and emergency responders have since been carrying out rescue, recovery and relief operations in affected communities.
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