Residents of Kwashieman live in fear due to poor drainage system


Residents of ‘Kwashieman-Addy junction’ in the Ablekuma North District may continue to live in fear and panic amidst the rainy season due to poor drainage system.

The area is deprived of adequate gutters as residents often suffer flooding whenever it rains.

‘Kwashieman Addy junction’ typically is a lowland area where flooding remains a major challenge during rainy seasons.




The gutters are sapped and can no longer contain the volumes of water in the area, yet the sewers are choked with a stench posing a health threat for the people.




They equally frowned on lack of public toilet facilities and household lavatories as it compels the people to practice open defecation.

Unit Committee Member, Dina Tagoe on the other hand blamed the situation on the practice of dumping waste into the gutters by the residents.

She disclosed a decision by the Assembly to begin sanctioning offenders and households without lavatory.

Residents of Kwashieman live in fear due to poor drainage system Residents of ‘Kwashieman-Addy junction’ in the Ablekuma North District may continue to live in fear and panic amidst the rainy season due to poor drainage system. The area is deprived of adequate gutters as residents often suffer flooding whenever it rains. ‘Kwashieman Addy junction’ typically is a lowland area where flooding remains a major challenge during rainy seasons. The gutters are sapped and can no longer contain the volumes of water in the area, yet the sewers are choked with a stench posing a health threat for the people. They equally frowned on lack of public toilet facilities and household lavatories as it compels the people to practice open defecation. Unit Committee Member, Dina Tagoe on the other hand blamed the situation on the practice of dumping waste into the gutters by the residents. She disclosed a decision by the Assembly to begin sanctioning offenders and households without lavatory.
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