Permanent engineering solution key to end devastating tidal waves - Ada East DCE tells Local Govt C’ttee

Salt project On the salt industry, the DCE explained that the assembly received only a limited share of revenue from activities within the salt-producing areas because much of the project fell within the Ada West District.“The whole entirety of Ada is Ada East and Ada West, but Ada West is taking a huge part of the salt project,” he said, adding “we normally collect about 15 per cent or sometimes lower,” the DCE said.

The Ada East District Assembly in the Greater Accra Region has admitted that the recurring devastation caused by tidal waves along the district’s coastline cannot be addressed through annual emergency interventions, given the assembly’s limited resources.