Danger: Pollution of Odaw increases

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Peter 10 years ago

Why not? JM won so more Zongo guys trooping in to Zongolize the river and its environs.

Why does the AMA still allow these crooks to settle there at all?

Why not? JM won so more Zongo guys trooping in to Zongolize the river and its environs.

Why does the AMA still allow these crooks to settle there at all?
ATSU, HO 10 years ago

IF WE ARE TRUTHFUL WITH OURSELVES WE DO NOT NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS. LOOK AT THE PICTURE, HUMANBEINGS HAVE SETTLED ALMOST IN THE DRAIN, THEY DO NOT HAVE TOILETS, REFUSE DUMPS NOTHING. GO AND MOVE THEM NOW AND THEY WILL TELL T ...
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IF WE ARE TRUTHFUL WITH OURSELVES WE DO NOT NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS. LOOK AT THE PICTURE, HUMANBEINGS HAVE SETTLED ALMOST IN THE DRAIN, THEY DO NOT HAVE TOILETS, REFUSE DUMPS NOTHING. GO AND MOVE THEM NOW AND THEY WILL TELL THE POLITICIAN 'IF YOU MOVE US WE WILL NOT VOTE FOR YOU' END OF STORY AND THEY CONTINUE TO POLLUTE AND CHOKE THE DRAIN. GHANA CAN IN DEED ONLY OVERCOME ITS CHALLENGES WHEN WE GET A GOVERNMENT THAT CARES MORE ABOUT PROGRESS THAN REMAINING IN POWER.
Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

Nobody will hear their cry and mind
them,they should cry for themselves.

Nobody will hear their cry and mind
them,they should cry for themselves.
Ama Serwaah 10 years ago

ZOOMLION"A LION THAT CAN ZOOM AND SAY THE 2 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT IS FAST FOOD:

ZOOMLION"A LION THAT CAN ZOOM AND SAY THE 2 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT IS FAST FOOD:
Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

This is due to over populations,the
influx is too much for the country to
bear.No water,no toilets to ease,etc.

This is due to over populations,the
influx is too much for the country to
bear.No water,no toilets to ease,etc.
Zongo baby 10 years ago

I think Oko should be held responsible for this situation,he was given the chance to rebuild the entire sewage system in Accra.But what happened,the contractors are suing the Government for improprieties.How did the case go M ...
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I think Oko should be held responsible for this situation,he was given the chance to rebuild the entire sewage system in Accra.But what happened,the contractors are suing the Government for improprieties.How did the case go Mr VAH.
The Americano 10 years ago

You will never hear anything good from Ghana. Why do you Ghanaians vote people into power. Can somebody answer me please? If you have Tony Aidoo as your expert and policy maker why do you expect?

You will never hear anything good from Ghana. Why do you Ghanaians vote people into power. Can somebody answer me please? If you have Tony Aidoo as your expert and policy maker why do you expect?
Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

One day the whole lagoon will cover the people,with floods from up Hills.

One day the whole lagoon will cover the people,with floods from up Hills.
Kwesi Guyman 10 years ago

It is very hard to read stories like these and not TO comment. Had this drain or gutter been in an European country it would certainly be used as a CANAL to take people from place to place to ease traffic congestion i ...
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It is very hard to read stories like these and not TO comment. Had this drain or gutter been in an European country it would certainly be used as a CANAL to take people from place to place to ease traffic congestion in Greater Accra. It would have been cleaned and no debris would be found in it. The question I am asking is, who is the Minister responsible for "Canals" or gutters in Ghana if you like?. Was the government not aware of this health hazard when they [the NDC] campaigned under the slogan of " Ide Bee Keke" .In spite of this filth, voters turned the blind eye to give the NDC one more time by voting for them?.
Surely the NPP would want to put an end to their bitter in-fighting and to focus on a mess like this river/canal/gutter in Accra. It must be remembered that one of the best services that can be rendered in our nation today can only come from a strong, effective and serious Opposition party in our House of Parliament and definitely not an opposition party that is busily thinking about 2016 Flag bearership when there are loads of important contributions to be made on behalf of the whole nation.Hopefully the Progressive People's Party[PPP] shall have the chance in 2016.The NPP has rendered itself incapable of doing a good job in Parliament due to the obvious internal divisions it is experiencing . I bet they are equally disunited in the house of parliament. The only difference is that they are being paid for being in Parliament and are satisfied at that.
But the PPP is Awake. Time Will Tell.
km agyin 10 years ago

Banning the sale and use of sachet water and plastic bags is the solution. In their place bottled water and paper bags which are all reusable and recyclable should be promoted. Collection of the used bottles and papers for re ...
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Banning the sale and use of sachet water and plastic bags is the solution. In their place bottled water and paper bags which are all reusable and recyclable should be promoted. Collection of the used bottles and papers for reuse and recycling will provide jobs for the youth and schoolchildren before and after school.
DAN 10 years ago

both are done in usa, newspaper,office paper, can be turned into paper bags...Used plastic can be turned into floor mats,truck mudflaps, items that don't require virgin plastic..clean the river. i'm sure that Zoomlion or and ...
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both are done in usa, newspaper,office paper, can be turned into paper bags...Used plastic can be turned into floor mats,truck mudflaps, items that don't require virgin plastic..clean the river. i'm sure that Zoomlion or and america company can get eqipment from manTrac to clean with..Its no different than equipment they use to dredge for sand or gold in rivers with
sister earth 10 years ago

the whole nation is in a mess. A nation without land use plan; indiscipline people; what else is there for this so called millennium city. corrupt leadership and so on. the whole of Accra is under a time bomb for air and wate ...
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the whole nation is in a mess. A nation without land use plan; indiscipline people; what else is there for this so called millennium city. corrupt leadership and so on. the whole of Accra is under a time bomb for air and water pollution.
Gandalf 10 years ago

THE ODAW IS A RIVER, NOT A GUTTER. SADLY IT HAS BECOME A GUTTER. IF IT WERE IN EUROPE, IT WILL BE FILLED WITH SPARKLING BLUE WATER AND A KEY TOURIST ATTRACTION WITH BOATS AND TOURIST GUIDES EARNING DOLLARS FROM VISITORS GOING ...
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THE ODAW IS A RIVER, NOT A GUTTER. SADLY IT HAS BECOME A GUTTER. IF IT WERE IN EUROPE, IT WILL BE FILLED WITH SPARKLING BLUE WATER AND A KEY TOURIST ATTRACTION WITH BOATS AND TOURIST GUIDES EARNING DOLLARS FROM VISITORS GOING THROUGH THE CITY ON THIS RIVER. AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN HARVESTING FRESH RIVER FISH AND MAKING MONEY. IT IS NOW A PERENNIAL DRAIN ON GOVT AND THERE IS NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT EVEN WITH WORLD BANK MONEY. ARE WE A SERIOUS PEOPLE? MUST GOVTS ALWAYS LOOK AT THE POLITICAL CALENDAR BEFORE DOING WHAT IS RIGHT? REMEMBER WE WILL PAY FOR EVERY DOLLAR WASTED THERE.
GC/USA 10 years ago

MOST GHANAIANS HAVE NO APPETITE FOR MAINTENANCE. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU HAVE OVER 70% ILLITERATES IN GHANA AND ABOVE ALL NO DESIRE FOR NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR SETTING EXAMPLE. WHY ALWAYS THE GOVERNMENT? BUT WHAT I THINK THE ...
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MOST GHANAIANS HAVE NO APPETITE FOR MAINTENANCE. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU HAVE OVER 70% ILLITERATES IN GHANA AND ABOVE ALL NO DESIRE FOR NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR SETTING EXAMPLE. WHY ALWAYS THE GOVERNMENT? BUT WHAT I THINK THE GOVERNMENT CAN CONTRIBUTE, SINCE THE SETTLERS AT THE LOCATION DO NOT PAY TAX, IS TO SEND IN THE POLICE/MILITARY EVERY SATURDAY TO HAVE THE RESIDENTS CONDUCT CLEAN UP. THOSE WHO FAIL TO STAY FOR THE SANITATION SERVICE HOMES DEMOLISE.
Joe Durex 10 years ago

Accra is an eye sore with an impending catastrophy looming in the near future. Yet the useless leaders who are super selfish, super greedy, and blind keep promising a better Ghana agender when voted into power. The judges, ...
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Accra is an eye sore with an impending catastrophy looming in the near future. Yet the useless leaders who are super selfish, super greedy, and blind keep promising a better Ghana agender when voted into power. The judges, the notorious police, the civil service, what else? Most of the govt workers are corrupt. Okoto rewea, neba rewea. Hena na obegye won taataa? Is there hope? Only the Dear Lord knows.
Dr. med.William Acquah,Germany 10 years ago

All we need is attitudinal change of our people.But do they understand this? Why do we continue to construct open gutters? This really beats my mind.Open gutters invite people to dump refuse in them because, there isn`t any o ...
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All we need is attitudinal change of our people.But do they understand this? Why do we continue to construct open gutters? This really beats my mind.Open gutters invite people to dump refuse in them because, there isn`t any other way for them to get rid of their refuse.Here, our refuse is collected and we pay for it.Why can`t this be done all over in our country?
KANGA 10 years ago

Common sense is not common to Africans, reasonable thinking city planners will not allow people to put up shanty town in the middle of their city let alone their national capital. Accra has turn out to be the biggest slum ci ...
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Common sense is not common to Africans, reasonable thinking city planners will not allow people to put up shanty town in the middle of their city let alone their national capital. Accra has turn out to be the biggest slum city in west Africa, there are zongos all over Accra, and filth is flowers stench has replaced fresh air, sickness is killing our young and old due to infections from filth that has engulfed the city. Accra is the most polluted and filthiest city in west Africa, and those in charge are so myopic that, they will rather drive their car windows rolled up to avoid the stench and the filth to their million dollar mansions, and consider themselves affluent, what a joke, a visitor to Ghana will equate you and the poor as filthy as well. help get rid of all the slums in Accra to save life because coming epidemic will kill a lots of people if, it is not kept in check.
DAN 10 years ago

where they are concrete walls the river should be fence to slow people from thowing things in--6 foot (2 meter) fence! Police should be looking for litter bugs (people dropping garbage), fine them or let them work for few day ...
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where they are concrete walls the river should be fence to slow people from thowing things in--6 foot (2 meter) fence! Police should be looking for litter bugs (people dropping garbage), fine them or let them work for few days cleaning the streets..People in jail for dui(drunk) and child support and other minor crimes are required to work cleaning the road side!
Tibonkoso 10 years ago

Dont waste money dredging the river instead use that resourses to put video or survillance cameras along the river banks to catch the offenders and take them before the law,fine them or inprison them.I know ghanaians learns t ...
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Dont waste money dredging the river instead use that resourses to put video or survillance cameras along the river banks to catch the offenders and take them before the law,fine them or inprison them.I know ghanaians learns the had way and so be it.Money is needed to develop other sectors of the economy.Thanks
Tibonkoso 10 years ago

AMA wakeup and remove all structures atleast 100 meters eachside of the river banks right to the Atlantic ocean ,hire guides to patrol it and Ghana will have one of the best inland recreational water sport in its capital and ...
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AMA wakeup and remove all structures atleast 100 meters eachside of the river banks right to the Atlantic ocean ,hire guides to patrol it and Ghana will have one of the best inland recreational water sport in its capital and dammed the political reprecautions.
Nana abena 8 years ago

this is so bad,looking forward to seeing an improvement

this is so bad,looking forward to seeing an improvement

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