Ghana: Flood Control Measures - Kpeshie Lagoon Buffer Zone Cleared · Over 20 Structures Demolished At Laboma

Ghana: Flood Control Measures - Kpeshie Lagoon Buffer Zone Cleared · Over 20 Structures Demolished At Laboma

More than 20 structures built within the 50-metre buffer zone of the Kpeshie Lagoon at the Laboma Beach Resort in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality were yesterday demolished by the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC).

GARCC Ordered To Restore Kpeshie Lagoon After Demolition

Aerial view of the Kpeshie Lagoon enclave   Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Operations, Stan Xoese Dogbe, has directed the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC) to commence Read More...

Flood control measures: Kpeshie Lagoon buffer zone cleared • Over 20 structures demolished at Laboma

More than 20 structures built within the 50-metre buffer zone of the Kpeshie Lagoon at the Laboma Beach Resort in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality were yesterday demolished by the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC). The exercise followed the expiration of a four-week ultimatum issued to the developers to remove the structures, which authorities said …

Stan Dogbe directs ecological restoration of reclaimed Kpeshie Lagoon sections

Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Stan Xoese Dogbe, has directed the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC) to commence the ecological restoration of reclaimed sections of the Kpeshie Lagoon following the removal of illegal structures within the wetland’s protected buffer zone. The restoration will involve the Forestry Commission and the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), with plans to plant coconut and other suitable trees …

Pink Flamingo, other structures demolished at Laboma Beach

The popular Pink Flamingo Lounge at Laboma Beach has been demolished as the Post Flood Mitigation Taskforce steps up efforts to clear structures from the protected buffer zone of the Kpeshie Lagoon. The demolition started in the early hours of Sunday, September 13, in the Laboma area of the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality. Several other structures […]

Laboma demolition targeted structures blocking Kpeshie Lagoon water basin – Stan Dogbe explains

Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Operations at the Jubilee House, Stan Dogbehas clarified that Sunday’s exercise at Laboma was not a blanket demolition of the area but targeted structures blocking the Kpeshie Lagoon’s water retention basin. He said several structures and businesses in Laboma were not touched because they did not fall within the mandate of the Post Flood Mitigation Task Force. “Sunday morning’s exercise by the Post Flood Mitiga…