Four communities in the Yilo Krobo municipality of the Eastern Region will have their physical developments boosted following the preparation of base maps and local plans by the Land Sector Agencies (LSAs).
The LSAs which include the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA), Licensed Surveyors Association of Ghana (LiSAG), Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands (OASL) and the Survey and Mapping Division of Lands Commission (SMD-LC), is undertaking the project to prepare base maps in Somanya, Nkurakan, Oterkporlu and Klo-Agogo.
The project objectives among others are to ensure that institutional structures responsible for development control (through planning and development permitting) are well equipped with spatial data to perform their functions, to establish a working relationship with relevant stakeholders (especially traditional authorities) and develop an efficient system for effective land administration in the plan areas.
As part of strategies and activities towards the achievement of the project, there were engagements with the traditional authorities and land owners, preparation of base map, designing of local plans, public forum/consultation with stakeholders with interest in the plan areas, draft local consultation, approval of local plans, setting out (pillaring) and set-up of a local plan management team.
