Why Ghana faces recurring floods - Abraham Koomson explains

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• Truth Table 15 hours ago

  If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9).... , ,
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  If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9).... , ,
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• FRANKIE 15 hours ago

  We simply don't plan our cities. Period? We only experience slight regular rains every year and the whole country including new settlements get flooded. Europe, America and Asia experience hurricanes, thunderstorms, cyclones, ...
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  We simply don't plan our cities. Period? We only experience slight regular rains every year and the whole country including new settlements get flooded. Europe, America and Asia experience hurricanes, thunderstorms, cyclones, hails, blizzards, snowstorms, tornadoes etc, which we never experience here but they hardly go through the hell we go through after 30 minutes of regular rain.
  Our problem is an engineering one and not a weather one. Our municipal and district assembly officials are simply useless,clueless and corrupt. We simply fail to plan therefore we plan to fail.

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• Kwasi Poku 11 hours ago

  I was beginning to wonder why Ghana cannot study and adopt the development of new communities from other developed countries? I just googled the one in Toronto and below is what I found. Doesn't it sound practical?
  
  The dev ...
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  I was beginning to wonder why Ghana cannot study and adopt the development of new communities from other developed countries? I just googled the one in Toronto and below is what I found. Doesn't it sound practical?
  
  The development process for these new communities follows several key stages:
  
  1. Strategic Planning Framework: Large-scale emerging areas (like the Downsview Redevelopment or waterfront lands) require coordinated Local Area Studies to determine the proper mix of residential, commercial, and parkland.
  
  2. Application Process: Developers submit applications for Official Plan Amendments (OPA) and Zoning By-law Amendments to alter land use, followed by Site Plan Control applications to nail down design details.
  
  3. Community Consultation: City Planners hold public meetings to gather feedback, balancing the developer's vision with community needs, available infrastructure, and municipal density targets.
  
  4. City Council Approval: City Council must vote to approve the zoning changes. In some recent major transit corridors, the city has adopted as-of-right zoning to fast-track housing builds.
  
  5. Subdivision and Servicing: Developers and the city coordinate on the Draft Plan of Subdivision to install essential underground infrastructure (sewers, water) and surface infrastructure (roads, sidewalks, parks).
  
  6. Construction & Occupancy: Builders apply for building permits and construct the buildings, which undergo city inspections before becoming ready for occupancy.

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• Enoch 11 hours ago

  Ofui man if it was npp era you will blame it on Nana Addo. Hypocrite fool you're now footing. Shame on you

  Ofui man if it was npp era you will blame it on Nana Addo. Hypocrite fool you're now footing. Shame on you

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• Kwasi Poku 11 hours ago

  Is this a reply to my comment, Enoch? I hope not otherwise, my question would be, why cant people have civilized conservation devoid of partisan politics? Why should everything be reduced to NPP/NDC and degenerated into insul ...
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  Is this a reply to my comment, Enoch? I hope not otherwise, my question would be, why cant people have civilized conservation devoid of partisan politics? Why should everything be reduced to NPP/NDC and degenerated into insults? Sad, very sad!

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• Kwasi Poku 10 hours ago

  "conversation" instead of conservation.

  "conversation" instead of conservation.

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• KWASI YAMOAH 3 hours ago

  KWASI POKU, EVERY ISSUE GENERATES INTO INSULTS BECAUSE WE ARE UNCIVILIZED.

  KWASI POKU, EVERY ISSUE GENERATES INTO INSULTS BECAUSE WE ARE UNCIVILIZED.

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