Ghana to Achieve 100% Water Cover by 2015

Governments Intention is to Achieve 100% Water Coverage in the Country by 2025.,Currently, Urban Water Coverage Stands at 63% and Rural Water Coverage is 65%

Government intends to improve the respective coverage to 76% each between December 2014 and December 2015 (both urban and rural coverage will be increased to 76 %.); though the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) by United Nations and Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) estimated the urban water coverage as being 85%.

According to the Minister, the national demand for urban water currently stands at 257MGD while production is 156MGD leaving the country with a deficit of 101MGD of which the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area alone accounts for 63 MGD - more than half of the national deficit

To achieve government's target of delivering the 76% of urban water coverage by 2015 and to also address the deficit, government is implementing a number of urban water supply schemes nationwide including the Kpong Intake Rehabilitation Project; Accra-Tema Metropolitan Area (ATMA Rural) Water Supply Project, Kpong Water Supply Expansion Project and the Teshie-Nungua Desalination Water Project.

Kpong Intake Rehabilitation Project

The Minister noted that the Kpong Intake Water Rehabilitation Project is successfully completed with the replacement of all the existing pumps, and addition of 3.3MGD to the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Water System.

Communities including Dodowa, Ningo, Prampram in the Greater Accra Region and the Akuapem Ridge in the Eastern Region now benefit from the project.

Accra -Tema Metropolitan Area (ATMA Rural) Water Supply Project

Hon. Dauda noted that this E56.5m project was intended to add 9.2MGD to the GAMA (ATMA Rurals) with the construction of new reservoirs at Adukrom, Dodowa, Atimpoku and Akorley.

The scope of works of this project include the laying of 92km transmission and distribution of pipelines to Ashaiman-Gbetsile, Ashaiman-Bethlehem, Adjei-Kojo, Ningo, Prampram as well as the Krobo and the Akuapem Ridge areas.

The Minister said the project is completed and has started delivering 9.2MGD (since last week) to serve an estimated population of 250,000 inhabitants.

It has improved water supply to Michel Camp, Afienya, Kpone, Prampram, Old Ningo, New Ningo, Ayitepa, Kponguno, Omankope, Kodiabe, Doyumu, Agomeda, Adumanya, Menyum, Dodowa, Odese, Nganompian, Bawalashie, Oyibi, Amanfro, Latehman, Ashiyie, Fafraha, Abominya, Ayikuma, Abokobi, Pantang and Ayi Mensah areas (all in the Greater Accra Region).

The rest are Akorley, Abonse, Aperade, Adukrom, Awukugua, Dawu, Abiriw,

Akropong, Mamfe, Amanokrom, Tutu, Obosomase, Ahwerase, Aburi, Gyankama, Kitase, Peduase, Berekuso, Akwamufie, Mangoasi, Atimpoku, New Senchi, Akrade, Senchi, Domeabra, Lolonyo, Agomanya, Manya Kponwono, Odumasi, Menekpo, Sra, Sawe and Ogome (all in the Eastern Region).

Kpong Water Supply Expansion Project

The Kpong Water Supply Expansion Project being executed by the Exim Bank of China and the Government of Ghana, is one of the Ministry's flagship projects and it seeks to introduce 40MGD to the Accra-Tema Metropolitan Area Water Supply.

He said even though the project was due to completion in 2016, "it is practically completed…on December 19, 2014 President John Mahama will turn on the pumps to deliver 20MGD out of the 40MGD to improve water supply to Adenta, Madina, Kwabenya, Ashongman, North, Wast and West

Source: Business Ghana

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