Floods blamed activities of car dealers

RESIDENTS around the Obetsebi Lamptey circle have attributed floods in that area to construction work undertaken by Audi Centre, dealers in Audi vehicles in Ghana.
The residents said the floods started after the Audi Centre re-aligned a gutter near its premises, thereby restricting the smooth flow of the flood waters.
Aside relocating the gutter, they said, the car dealers raised the level of the gutter.
As a result of this the Ghana Commercial Bank on the Ring Road West had to close down temporarily, causing a lot of inconvenience to account holders who transact business at the branch.
Mr Kofi Yeboah told the Daily Graphic that their businesses came to a stand still anytime it rained.
He said all efforts to get the management of Audi Centre and the contractor working on the project to do the right thing proved futile.
“With the onset of the rains, we hire water pumping machines every day to pump water out of the area,” he said.
Traders along that area the Daily Graphic spoke to lamented that not only did they spend money to hire the water pumping machines, but they also lost their customers to their competitors because the area became muddy, making it unattractive for business.
Another group of workers in the same area, who are also affected, said since the rains started they came to work and went back empty handed because they did no serious business.
They have, therefore, appealed to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and the Greater Accra Regional Minister to take appropriate action to compel the management of the Audi Centre and the contractor working on the project to stop work and correct any anomaly caused by work on the drain.