Perseus Mining repairs construction defects in resettlement buildings
Perseus Mining Ghana Limited, operating in the Upper Denkyira West District in the Central Region, has repairs hairline cracks and other constructional defects found on 201 buildings it recently constructed to resettle 1,147 inhabitants in three communities.
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The action followed complaints the residents of Ayanfuri Kurofufrom made to the company regarding leakages in their roofs whenever it rained. The people complained also of defects in their building structures.
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The Director of Sustainability of Perseus Mining, Mr Edwin Allotey Acquaye, briefed journalists on site at Ayanfuri last Friday. He said all structures identified with defects fell within the defects liability period and the deficiencies were rectified.
Subsequently, he said, the contractors that worked on the buildings were notified and had taken action to ease stress on the residents.
When the Daily Graphic visited the building site, workers were seen busily fixing defects in the buildings, including plastering of cracks in the walls.
Resettlement
The mining company resettled residents who were living within 500 metre radius of the mine sites, which was against the mining law.
The relocated site sits on a land size of 216.78 acres and has 201 buildings, including 187 houses, 12 institutional buildings, two schools, three churches, a 13-unit commercial facility, a community centre, a police station and other social amenities.
Cost
It cost Perseus Mining $30 million to resettle and compensate the residents.
The company has established the Edikan Trust Fund to serve as a medium through which the company issues finances for managing and sustaining development of the communities.
The fund focuses on poverty alleviation, education, agriculture, health, culture and sports.
Mr Acquaye said the company would continue to work with the chiefs, opinion leaders and the district assemblies in the catchment areas for the growth of the communities.
