Water crisis: PURC orders GWCL to suspend Kpong shutdown

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Slow Stop Press 11 years ago

How come I read about this in the foreign press long before it is publicised in Ghana? Dozy or what?

How come I read about this in the foreign press long before it is publicised in Ghana? Dozy or what?
tuy 11 years ago

Ghana is a third world country full of shit! The political elite are keeping the country down. Does anyone care for the plight of the working poor.

Ghana is a third world country full of shit! The political elite are keeping the country down. Does anyone care for the plight of the working poor.
YAA 11 years ago

we always wait for things to go wrong,for people to shout and then we act,ie the cedi,water,legon tolls,demolition of buildings and electricity.why is it so? why can't people who are paid do their work well

we always wait for things to go wrong,for people to shout and then we act,ie the cedi,water,legon tolls,demolition of buildings and electricity.why is it so? why can't people who are paid do their work well
B BOO 11 years ago

I thought i heard the water crises is ending today.

I thought i heard the water crises is ending today.
Ghanaman 11 years ago

Can't they speak to each other anymore?

Can't they speak to each other anymore?
dan 11 years ago

NO ELECTRIC,NO WATER,NO POLICE PROTECTION AGANIST CRIMES NOTHING ,NOTHING SEEM TO WORK UNDER MAHAMA

NO ELECTRIC,NO WATER,NO POLICE PROTECTION AGANIST CRIMES NOTHING ,NOTHING SEEM TO WORK UNDER MAHAMA
Land Lord 11 years ago

Dollar crisis,
Water crisis,
ECG crisis,
UG Toll Booth crisis,
Demolition crisis,
Larry Gbevlo Lartey crisis
State of the Nation Address crisis,
Industries crying crisis,
Unemployment crisis etc...

Dollar crisis,
Water crisis,
ECG crisis,
UG Toll Booth crisis,
Demolition crisis,
Larry Gbevlo Lartey crisis
State of the Nation Address crisis,
Industries crying crisis,
Unemployment crisis etc...
Abbey 11 years ago

Simple, gwsc must work day , night and on weekends and public holiday to reduce the project time. They must not close at 5pm for us to suffer. For once gwsc apply common sense.

Simple, gwsc must work day , night and on weekends and public holiday to reduce the project time. They must not close at 5pm for us to suffer. For once gwsc apply common sense.
dan 11 years ago

MAHAMA KILLED THE USED REFFREGERATOR INDUSTRY ,HE IS KILLING THE MINING INDUSTRYS ,HE DESTROYING THE FISHING INDUSTRYS WITH RISTRECTIONS,HE DESTROY SHIPPING AND IMPORTS JOBS WITH HIGH FEE ,HIGH RATE,HIGH VATS
HE IS ALSO KILL ...
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MAHAMA KILLED THE USED REFFREGERATOR INDUSTRY ,HE IS KILLING THE MINING INDUSTRYS ,HE DESTROYING THE FISHING INDUSTRYS WITH RISTRECTIONS,HE DESTROY SHIPPING AND IMPORTS JOBS WITH HIGH FEE ,HIGH RATE,HIGH VATS
HE IS ALSO KILLING THE TAXI INDUSTRY FORCING TAXI OWNERS TO BELONG TO UNIONS THAT THEY DONT WANT AND CANT AFFORD,HE IS KILLING ANY AND ALL GHANA BUSNISSES WITH HIS NEW VAT RATES OF 15%,HE IS KILLING THE INVESTORS IN GHANA AND MANY OF THEM THINKING TO LEAVE ,HE IS KILLING THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY FORCING FALKS TO BUY MORE EXSPENSIVE STAFF,HE IS KILLING THE PETRO STATIONS ,THEY HAVE NO PETRO LOTS OF THE TIME ,WE CAN GO ON AND ON AND ON THE QESTION REMAIN HOW LONG WILL WE LET MAHAMA DESTROY OUR LOVLYHOOD AND OUR ECONOMY?DO WE NEED TO STARVE TO DEATH B4 UNDERSTANDING MAHAMA IS BAD NEWS FOR GHANA
Baaba 11 years ago

Why don't they order ECG to suspend load shedding?

Why don't they order ECG to suspend load shedding?

Guardian 11 years ago

Well done. Someone is using common sense. With the outages we have had this week at both pumping stations with no water in Accra for last 4 days it is good that the shut down planned for next week again for 4 days is suspende ...
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Well done. Someone is using common sense. With the outages we have had this week at both pumping stations with no water in Accra for last 4 days it is good that the shut down planned for next week again for 4 days is suspended.
Johnny USA 11 years ago

PREZ PLEASE CHANGE OR SACK WATER WORKS AND ELECTRICITY COMPANY BOSS'S AS THEY ARE TRYING TO SABOTAGE YOUR GOOD EFFORT TO GET GHANAIAN'S GOOD WATER & ELECTRICITY.TO SAY AGAIN WATER & ELECTRICITY BOSS ARE NPP MEN.

PREZ PLEASE CHANGE OR SACK WATER WORKS AND ELECTRICITY COMPANY BOSS'S AS THEY ARE TRYING TO SABOTAGE YOUR GOOD EFFORT TO GET GHANAIAN'S GOOD WATER & ELECTRICITY.TO SAY AGAIN WATER & ELECTRICITY BOSS ARE NPP MEN.
Kalahariman 11 years ago

This is 2014 and Ghana is still having problems with providing clean drinking water to its citizens. During the Nkrumah regime, he made sure every town had a water tank providing water to the citizens of that area. Up to date ...
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This is 2014 and Ghana is still having problems with providing clean drinking water to its citizens. During the Nkrumah regime, he made sure every town had a water tank providing water to the citizens of that area. Up to date, there has not been any improvement to these tanks. The capacity of those tanks should have been expanded with additional tanks as the population of the area increases.

In the advance world like the USA, there is a water tank for every city with powerful water pumps to pump water from the ground to maintain the water level in the tank. In addition, there is a water processing dam to pump water back into the tank if the water supply from the "borehole" goes down.

One of the agreement the world bank forgave Ghana 4 billion dollars in debt during the Kufour administration was to provide clear drinking water. apparently, this never happened.

The plan layout for the department of Water Works should be to drill deeper "boreholes" with powerful water pumps to pump water to a big water tank in every town with a back up water processing plant. From here pipelines constructed to every house with a meter to charge monthly usage. That is how it is done in the USA.

This is not rock science, if we can get gold, diamonds, bauxite and other minerals from the ground, why cant we get common water from the ground for our citizens.

The same simple idea of home owners putting tanks on top of their houses to capture rain water for house use could be used to provide water to Ghanaians but with additional boreholes to pump water to maintain the tank. It is sad to see people queuing in line with buckets for water just like in the 70s and 80s. This is 2014 Ghana water Works Wake up. I understand the government has invested some 790 million dollars for this purpose, what is the plan for solving this water crisis.? I hope is not just drilling boreholes and having citizens to go get the water in buckets.
Kalahariman 11 years ago

There should be a back up plan. The Ghana Water Works should have had a back up plan if there was a big water tank reservoir with big pumps feeding the tank, then whenever, there is a problem with the water processing plant a ...
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There should be a back up plan. The Ghana Water Works should have had a back up plan if there was a big water tank reservoir with big pumps feeding the tank, then whenever, there is a problem with the water processing plant a shut down should not 100% shut down water supply to the citizens.
COMMON A B C and 1 2 3 11 years ago

Mahama has than a good job for ghanaians because when your eyes too open you find it difficult to see far away no any ghanaman need to pay bill so illigal pipe connection is going on nobody voice out but one day suffering you ...
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Mahama has than a good job for ghanaians because when your eyes too open you find it difficult to see far away no any ghanaman need to pay bill so illigal pipe connection is going on nobody voice out but one day suffering you cry for the hole world foolish ghanaians we are wiseless
NANA 11 years ago

OH MOTHER GHANA YOU HAVE NO WATER
OH MOTHER GHANA YOU HAVE NO REGULAR ELECTRICTY
OH MOTHER GHANA YOU CURRENCY HAS FREE FALL
OH MOTHER GHANA YOUR CHILDREN HAS NO JOBS
OH MOTHER GHANA YOU WERE BORN ON MARCH 6 1957 BUT YOUR ...
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OH MOTHER GHANA YOU HAVE NO WATER
OH MOTHER GHANA YOU HAVE NO REGULAR ELECTRICTY
OH MOTHER GHANA YOU CURRENCY HAS FREE FALL
OH MOTHER GHANA YOUR CHILDREN HAS NO JOBS
OH MOTHER GHANA YOU WERE BORN ON MARCH 6 1957 BUT YOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS WHO WERE BORN 1960 AND BEYOND ARE DOINING MUCH BETTER THAN YOU
WHAT WENT WRONG MOTHER GHANA?
jolie 11 years ago

good work purc, they must normalize v
shuting down kpong
supply from weija before

good work purc, they must normalize v
shuting down kpong
supply from weija before
Antiochus - London 11 years ago

Is this what you get for increased water tariff and Better Ghana Agenda.

Is this what you get for increased water tariff and Better Ghana Agenda.
GHANBI 11 years ago

NOW BODIES HAVE BACKBONES AND ARE ACTING ON BEHALF OF GHANAIANS. NOW IS THE TIME TO DEMAND THESE UTILITY COMPANIES NEGOTIATE THEIR WORK SCHEDULES SO THAT THEY CAUSE THE MINIMUM DISRUPTION TO THE LIVES OF GHANAIANS. PLEASE, P ...
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NOW BODIES HAVE BACKBONES AND ARE ACTING ON BEHALF OF GHANAIANS. NOW IS THE TIME TO DEMAND THESE UTILITY COMPANIES NEGOTIATE THEIR WORK SCHEDULES SO THAT THEY CAUSE THE MINIMUM DISRUPTION TO THE LIVES OF GHANAIANS. PLEASE, PLEASE,PLEASE WORK WITH THE CONSUMERS.
fredsaid 11 years ago

After fifty something years of independence from the white man the black African country Ghana cannot even ensure basic supply of water for its population and yet talks big about a BETTER GHANA AGENDA and squanders huge sums ...
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After fifty something years of independence from the white man the black African country Ghana cannot even ensure basic supply of water for its population and yet talks big about a BETTER GHANA AGENDA and squanders huge sums of money from oil and other resources on fake judgement debts, and planning looting and sharing the rest.

SHAME UNTO YOU LEADERS OF GHANA SINCE 1966 WHEN IT APPEARS LITTLE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED. BUULUI, AFIAFITO, NKWASEAFO

fredsaid 11 years ago

POOR LEADERSHIP OF GHANA ACCOUNTS FOR ALL THAT IS GOING ON. NO ONE IS IN CHARGE OF ANYTHING, NO ONE REPORTS TO ANYONE, NO ONE GETS CHARGED OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE, NO ONE GETS PROSECUTED, NO ONE GOES TO JAIL, THOSE WHO ...
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POOR LEADERSHIP OF GHANA ACCOUNTS FOR ALL THAT IS GOING ON. NO ONE IS IN CHARGE OF ANYTHING, NO ONE REPORTS TO ANYONE, NO ONE GETS CHARGED OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE, NO ONE GETS PROSECUTED, NO ONE GOES TO JAIL, THOSE WHO ORDERED THE PAYMENTS OF FRAUDULENT JUDGEMENT DEBTS ARE PROMOTED TO SPEAKER OF HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AND MINISTERIAL POSTS; THOSE WHO ARE INCOMPETENT MINISTERS INSTEAD OF BEING SACKED ARE GIVEN ANOTHER JOB TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR INCOMPETENCY AT THE EXPENSE OF THE TAX PAYER. WHAT TYPE OF LEADERSHIP IS THIS?
OBRA 11 years ago

Clueless Mahama!

Clueless Mahama!
Nana Egyir Aggrey 11 years ago

Now you know how ignorant, backward. stupid, foolish the Ghanaian politicians are. With all the rivers, lagoons and lakes in the country, the people are thirsty, cannot wash their bodies and clothes etc, etc, etc. Just think ...
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Now you know how ignorant, backward. stupid, foolish the Ghanaian politicians are. With all the rivers, lagoons and lakes in the country, the people are thirsty, cannot wash their bodies and clothes etc, etc, etc. Just think about the clean water the politicians/government can provide to the people if they have not stolen our money and stashed away in america and european banks. The ignorant citizens have been manipulated by the ignorant tribal and political leaders and you are paying for you tribal stupidity. Running a government is not like running tribal council. Mahama and his arrogant and ignorant student advisers cannot help anybody in the country. They were/are poor unemployable students who were struggling to pay the studets loans, who were brought into the government by the benevolent Robin Hood/Ata Mills the worst and the weakest president this country has ever had. Poor school children do not run a government- not even in Kalahari desert except in Ghana. This is just beginning of worse things to come. What is the use hiding the stolen money outside the country, and denying yourself the little comfort. Ignorance is mother of all diseases, and there is plenty among the Ghanaian/african leaders. They live in filth with mosquitoes while the recipients of the stolen booty live in comfort and, in style. Koo Darkie,-wo nyansa wo hene-Nana Egyir Aggrey Snr citizen

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