The Hon. Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye, took his turn to address the Press on the various achievements of the Ministry.
Below are highlights of his presentation:
DRAINAGE
- Government commits GH₵450 million to increase country’s resilience to flooding
- Reduction in flood occurrences in the country since 2019
- Government to implement National Flood Control Programme across the 16 regions in Ghana
- Indiscriminate dumping of refuse is affecting Government’s effort to mitigate flooding
- The Ministry has received Cabinet approval for the establishment of the Ghana Hydrological Authority
COSTAL MANAGEMENT
- Protection of the country’s coastline high on Government’s agenda
- The Ministry is poised to expand the coastal protection programme to safeguard lives, livelihoods and properties
- 10 Sea Defence projects currently onging across the country to protect 39.4 kilometres of coastline
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- Government committed to complete all existing and stalled housing projects
- 2,803 Affordable Housing units at Borteyman, Asokore- Mampong and Kpone completed
- State Housing Company Limited commenced works to complete 686 stalled affordable housing Units at Koforidua, Tamale and Wa.
- Government is pursuing all available options for the completion of the stalled Saglemi Housing Project
- The Ministry of Works and Housing is partnering the Ministry of Finance to scale up funding under the National Housing Mortgage Fund
- The Ministry is taking steps to establish the Ghana Housing Authority to lead the supply side of the housing market
- The Ghana Housing Authority will be in charge of developing, planning and managing housing development ad also complement the activities of the National Housing Mortgage Fund
- 4,500 acres of land earmarked for affordable housing construction in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions under the National Housing Programme
- Government poised to position Affordable Housing as a catalyst for national development