EMD DISASTER COMMITTEE REACTIVATED August 27, 2008
The East Mamprusi District Disaster Management Committee has been reactivated to tackle any unforeseen mishaps there may accompany this year’s rains and spillage of excess water from the Bagre dam in Burkina Faso.
At a brief meeting in Gambaga to reactivate the committee, the East Mamprusi District Coordinating Director, Mr. Alhassan M. Abukari said there was the urgent to have an effective disaster mechanism in place that would respond rapidly in times of any disaster owing to the fact that some communities in the district were hit very hard during last year’s floods in the north.
The district director of the national disaster management organization, NADMO, Mr. Mejida Mohammed disclosed that his outfit has already sent a caution message round communities situated in flood –prone areas and expressed hope that people will heed the message and take the necessary precautionary measures.
Mr. Mejida said his office has so far received a few reports about farms being submerged in flood waters at Wundua, Langbensi , Tambowku and Nagbo adding that no live has been lost in any of these areas that been hit.
The DCE, Honourable Peter Baga Wuni who chaired the meeting remarked that it was good news that the disaster management committee was being reactivated and asked the subcommittees to hold regular meetings so that they would not taken by surprise by any disasters.
Hon. Wuni said the rains have done more harm than good in the district and was pessimistic about whether or not there would be bumper harvest for farmers. He therefore tasked the committee to write accurate reports on the situation on the ground so that the necessary attention and assistance would be given to the district.
He challenged the district office of the ministry of food and agriculture, MOFA to endeavour to supervise the slaughtering of animals in order to safeguard the quality of meat for the market and called on the health and the Ghana health service to assist MOFA in this respect. He also advised people in the district against open and indiscriminate defecation.
The DCE’s word to the Ghana highways authority was for the department to provide road signs where necessary especially at problem spot so as to minimize accidents.
In all, five subcommittees were created including the Food Security, Infrastructure and Logistics, Water and Sanitation, Education and Health and Nutrition subcommittees. Out of the five, the Information Services Department is serving on three.
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