The Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Dan Botwe, has announced that Government through the GARID Project will soon establish an Inter-Jurisdictional Coordination Management Committee (ICMC) for the Odaw Drainage basin.
The Committee, which will comprise the Project beneficiary Assemblies and other relevant state agencies, will be responsible for joint planning, implementation, management, and financing of flood control interventions along the Odaw River Basin.
He said the process has already commenced, and called on key stakeholders to collaborate with the Consultant and the Project staff to ensure successful completion of the task.
Mr. Botwe made this known as he continued his tour of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project beneficiary Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies.
He visited the Korley Klottey, Okaikoi North Municipal, and Accra Metropolitan Assemblies, and also inspected flood mitigating works undertaken by the Assemblies under the auspices of GARID.
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project aims at improving drainage, solid waste management, and provision of infrastructure in priority flood-prone informal settlements within the Odaw River basin.
The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development is implementing the metropolitan governance, operation and maintenance improvement sub-component of the Project. Mr. Botwe indicated his satisfaction after the tour.
He emphasized the need for collaboration between the Assemblies to facilitate the speedy coordination and execution of tasks.
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