Naa Norley
20 August 2008
The indiscriminate siting of buildings on water-ways, drains and proposed land for roads, are as a result of the ineffective way some building inspectors conduct themselves in the field.
A survey by the paper in the Greater Accra Region disclosed that there are about 1,000 buildings sited in flood prone areas, which need to be pulled down, but the appropriate authorities still sit in laxity.
Members of the public, the paper spoke to, revealed that some houses in the region, especially Accra and its environs, have been marked with the red paint - "Stop work and produce permit" - but such buildings continue to stand, and even progress with their construction.
According to Nat Agbeshie, a resident of Abeka, in an interview said the unplanned state in which the capital city finds itself, should be blamed on building inspectors, because it is their duty to inspect and supervise the construction of buildings, to make sure they conform to the laid down rules and regulations.
He said the situation in most densely populated areas in the capital, where wooden structures are in majority, needs to be addressed. An example is Abeka, where a resident has been given authority/permit to build on a water way.
According to the resident, a dug out gutter, which eased the flow of water from the northern part of Mantseman-Free Pipe areas when it rains, is being filled by a contractor putting up building for residential purposes, under the nostrils of the Abeka building inspectors.
This paper would be finding out why these building inspectors have failed to act. Is it favouritism, familiarization or the act of corruption? Read more in the next edition.
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