The Ghana Hydrological Authority says it will be resolute in strictly enforcing the laws by demolishing any structure or development done along major drains in the country.
Giving the warning, the Chairman of the Authority's Governing Board, Mr Kwasi Anim, added that, "We really have to start to bite, the law has to bite, otherwise people will continue with the impunity."Mr Anim expressed these sentiments on Tuesday when he led a delegation made up of the board members to inspect ongoing drain projects at St Peter, Anaji and Kwesimintsim, near Takoradi, in the Western Region.
The team observed at the Kwesiminstim main drain site that a private developer had encroached on the statutory buffer zone with the erection of fence wall.
Mr Anim described the developer's action as a huge drain on national investment, and firmly said, "that wall cannot stand; it's coming down." He further said "The Act gives Ghana Hydrological Authority the mandate to actually demolish properties.