Akosombo dam spillage: VRA tasks Zoomlion to fumigate and disinfect Mepe as flood waters recede

Disinfection and fumigation exercise have begun at Mepe, the epicenter of the flood resulting from the spillage of the Kpong and Akosombo Dams by the Volta River Authority (VRA).

The VRA which caused the mayhem is undertaking the exercise because the floods have started receding.

The Emergency Preparedness Coordinator of the VRA, Ing. Kwame Osei Mensah Darkwa has assured residents of all areas affected by the menace of the Authority’s commitment to ensuring that they are safe and their abodes become habitable again.

They contracted waste management company, Zoomlion, to carry out the exercise on its behalf.

“The VRA contracted Zoomlion to carry out fumigation and decontamination exercises in the areas where the water has receded significantly to make it safe for habitation again. So essentially we have the assembly represented by the safety officer, a representative from the traditional council, a chief executive and the intention is to go to the areas we’ve inspected and we want them to be dry for them to start some form of decontamination of the place,” he told Accra-based JoyNews.

“Of course, when it becomes necessary. So we are looking at it, for today our intention is to tackle the Mepe area,” the engineer said when asked if the other affected areas would also benefit from the exercise.

The District Chief Executive of the North Tongu Assembly, Divine Osborne Fenu, commended the VRA for its prompt disinfection exercise.

He, however, urged residents to await the completion of the fumigation exercise before returning to their homes.

Mr Fenu explained that they want residents to be cautious until all inspections and fumigation are done to ensure the homes are safe.

“We are appealing to all of them to remain calm, to stay where they are currently. Until those places are fumigated and the structural engineering inspection is done to ensure that the buildings are safe before they move in. We don’t want buildings collapsing on human beings, on anybody,” he emphasised.

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