The Volta River Authority (VRA) built a bypass that connects the St. Kizito safe haven road to the Battor-Mepe stretch in the North Tongu district to speed up relief operations.
According to officials, the bypass will make it simpler for the residents of Mepe, who were the most severely affected by the flood as a result of the excess water spilling out of the Akosombo and Kpong dams, to obtain relief supplies like medicines and emergency medical services.
The road will also deter travellers from using boats or canoes to cross flooded areas, lowering the risk of contracting diseases transmitted by the water.
North Tongu’s district chief executive, Divine Osborne Fenu, commended VRA for their prompt response.
The chief executive of VRA, Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, visited the residents of Mepe after speaking with the North Tongu DCE. He oversaw the delivery of aid supplies and medications for the day and spoke with the locals to reassure them of VRA’s commitment to ensuring their comfort.
“We’ve been there for you since the first day of the spill, and we’re constantly discussing methods to help with NADMO, the military, the Ghana Health Service, your chiefs, and your DCEs, according to Antwi-Darkwa.”
Please let us know what you need, and rest assured that we will be there for you all the way to the end. Our own personnel are always here to deliver your products and check on you.”
A total of over 40 portable toilet facilities, 150 000 bags of sachet water, 6,000 bags of maize, 7,000 diapers, 3,000 packs of sanitary towels, 5,000 mosquito nets, 10,000 toilet paper rolls, 100 cartons of baby food, and numerous other consumables are among the estimated relief items that VRA has spent over 50% of its GHS20 million budget on.
Officials from the VRA’s health services are also on the ground assisting with medical screening services and healthcare education for cholera, enteric fever, dysentery, worm infestations, skin infections, snake bites, malaria, and respiratory illnesses.
