The Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Robert Kempes Ofosu-Ware, has charged the assembly's waste management officials to ensure that they cleared all the drains in the metropolis to prevent any blockage that could lead to flooding.
He also called on them to prevent fruits, coconuts and sugar cane sellers from dumping waste in drains.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic on Wednesday, Mr Ofosu-Ware said the assembly was making available internally generated funds of GH¢30,000 to repair a major road linking the one-way route on the market street in Community One.
He said the project was going through the necessary bidding for work to commence as soon as the weather permitted it.
Mr Ofosu-Ware said a tour of the major roads in the metropolis revealed that they were really in bad shape and needed to be repaired.
He said the Department of Urban Roads had submitted a proposal to its headquarters in Accra for approval for the rehabilitation works that would be undertaken within the metropolis, since the assembly did not have adequate funds to cater for such major works.
Mr Ofosu-Ware appealed to residents to exercise patience and wait for the rains to subside for work to begin, adding that the assembly was committed to providing the people with good services.
He said he, however, appreciated the challenges drivers and other road users faced and gave the assurance that the assembly had plans to meet their demands.
Mr Ofosu-Ware said the metropolis had so far not experienced any flooding, and pointed out that the assembly's waste management department was on the alert to ensure that indiscriminate dumping of waste was checked and continuous clearing done to prevent flooding.
Meanwhile, roads in the metropolis continue to deteriorate, widening the potholes and making drivers uncomfortable, thus posing danger to life and property.
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