Rainfall to cause more floods in Ghana due to poor city planning – Dr Stephen Takyi warns

Dr Stephen Takyi, Policy and Planning lecturer at KNUST

Policy and Planning lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Dr Stephen Takyi has warned that more floods will be recorded during the rainfall periods.

He also made a projection of more deaths recording during the floods for the failure of the authorities at the various cities to develop urban strategic plans.

As a planning expert, Dr Takyi noted that indiscriminatory sales of land, especially the wet lands, by land overseers, have contributed to the floods during the raining seasons.

Dr Stephen Takyi was contributing to a panel discussing on Otec FM’s morning show ‘Nyansapo’, hosted by Captain Koda, on Thursday, June 22, 2023.

He was reacting to the deaths recorded in Kumasi and Accra during the torrential rain that hit the country on Wednesday, June 21, 2022.

“If you look at how Ghana development process has been planned, flooding during the raining season will account for more deaths, and this will bring residents uprising against the politicians,” he furiously said.

“Lands are sold indiscriminately by city authorities and chiefs without hesitation, wet lands are been sold, lands earmarked for social infrastructures are also sold, making it impossible for free flow of rain water during rainfalls,” he added.

To prevent floods and its related casualties, Dr Takyi advised residents to resist any attempts by cities’ authorities and chiefs who may attempt to sell flood-prone and reserved areas, to save their lives.

Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/Francis Appiah