Member of Parliament for Techiman South and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Works and Housing Committee, Martin Kwaku Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has announced that a high-level stakeholder meeting has been scheduled for today to discuss the full scope of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project as efforts intensify to address the underlying causes of flooding following the recent disaster.
The meeting is expected to bring together officials from the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources, the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, the GARID Project Coordination Team, and other relevant stakeholders to deliberate on the project’s implementation, review progress made so far, and identify practical measures to accelerate interventions aimed at improving flood resilience.
Speaking on the matter, Hon.. Korsah stressed that the devastating floods have underscored the urgency of moving beyond emergency response to the implementation of sustainable drainage and flood mitigation infrastructure.
“We have a scheduled meeting, I think, for tomorrow, where some stakeholders, that means Works and Housing, Water and Sanitation, and others, will meet. The project coordinator and other technical people have appeared before the Works and Housing Committee of Parliament a couple of times,” he stated.
The Ranking Member disclosed that Parliament’s Works and Housing Committee has been actively overseeing the implementation of the GARID project for several months, noting that the committee commenced a detailed scrutiny of delays affecting the project in October 2025.
He explained that since then, the committee has held a series of engagements with the GARID Project Coordinator and technical officials to understand the factors responsible for the slow pace of implementation and to ensure that the project delivers its intended benefits to flood-prone communities.
According to him, the committee also engaged development partners and government officials to find lasting solutions to the implementation challenges.
“We began our scrutiny of the delays somewhere in October 2025. So we’ve done a bit of back and forth. I had a joint meeting with the World Bank and then the ministry itself, with the minister and the deputy. So we went back and forth on it until this disaster struck,” he said.
He indicated that the recent flooding has reinforced the need for all stakeholders to fast-track the implementation of the GARID project, describing it as a critical intervention that could significantly reduce flood risks, improve stormwater drainage systems and protect lives, property and public infrastructure.
The Techiman South MP expressed confidence that the outcome of tomorrow’s meeting would provide renewed momentum for the project and strengthen collaboration among government institutions, development partners and technical experts to ensure the timely execution of planned interventions.
The GARID project is designed to improve urban resilience through enhanced drainage infrastructure, integrated flood risk management, and climate adaptation measures in vulnerable communities, with support from the World Bank. The project is expected to play a key role in reducing the impact of flooding and promoting sustainable urban development across affected areas.
Source: Newspyramid.com
