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• A view of the current state of the Atorkor sea defence project.

Atorkor Sea Defence Project completed

Phase three of the Atorkor Sea Defence Project has been handed over to the government.

The three-phase project was executed to stop the persistent degradation of the coastal stretch in the Keta Municipality, owing to tidal waves.

It was executed at the cost of $54 million, with the third phase costing $11 million.

The third phase involved the construction of seven groynes into the sea to protect the boulders along the 1.45 -kilometre stretch of shoreline.

Solution

The project was started in July 2013 and ended in October 2014. The beneficiaries of the project are the people of Atorkor, Dzita, Agbledomi, Anyanui, Atiteti and Fuveme. 

Briefing the media at a short ceremony to officially hand over the project  at Atorkor on Wednesday, the Chief Engineer of Amandi Holdings Limited, the construction firm, David Ben Ayun, said the completion of the project had brought relief to the communities as it had secured schools, homes and residential facilities.

Some residents who spoke to the Daily Graphic expressed their gratitude to the government and said the project had benefited them so much.

They were optimistic that the project would help improve the economy of the Keta Municipality.

Phases of the project

The first phase of the project, which was valued at $30 million, was started in 2008, and saw the construction of boulders on the shoreline to stop the sea from reaching the communities.

It also involved the construction of a two-kilometre road and the laying of strong wire mesh to protect the coastline against the sea waves.

During the second phase, which started in 2012 a one-kilometre stretch of builders was constructed on the shoreline at a cost of $11 million and was completed in eight months.

A Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr Jonny Kofi Osei, commended Amandi Holdings Limited for delivering the project within the scheduled four-year period.

 

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