The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Cecilia Abena Dapaah, says the completion of the Integrated Recycling and Composting Plants (IRECOPs) across the country will help to control the management of refuse in the system better.
She described the IRECOPs as “novel recycling plants” which will not only be connecting and treating waste but adding value to the waste as well.
The minister made the statement when she paid a working visit to the construction site of the IRECOP project at Ho in the Volta Region.
The minister’s visit formed part of a three-day tour in the Volta and Oti regions to inspect ongoing government projects in the water and sanitation space in the two regions.
In the Volta Region, she inspected three projects – two for water and one for sanitation.
She said the IRECOP project was a collaboration between the government and the private sector, noting that waste in the regions would be hauled to IRECOP locations where they would be treated and worked on.
After inspecting the Ho project which is proceeding well, Mrs. Dapaah said, “I am sure by the end of the year, the project will be finished and will be commissioned by His Excellency, the President.”
Continuing, she said the setting up of the MSWR has paved way for more work to be done in the water and sanitation sector, adding that “I am also happy that we are effectively collaborating with the private sector to have very important projects like this IRECOP in Ho and in all the regional capitals. The ministry’s vision is also to tie in the President’s vision to make Ghana a clean country, especially our capitals.”
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, in a welcome address said water and sanitation were critical to the development of the people in the region, and Ghana as a whole.
According to him, there are several water and sanitation projects ongoing in the region.
“The government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is doing a lot in the Volta Region as far as water and sanitation is concerned,” he added.
He described Mrs. Dapaah as a “very good friend of the region,” stating that she has paid several visits to the region already to inspect projects.