Residents and businesses in 104 flood-prone locations across Greater Accra are expected to put normal activities on hold this Friday and Saturday as government rolls out a two-day nationwide clean-up exercise aimed at restoring communities hit by the June 29 floods.
The exercise, scheduled for Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11, 2026, will run from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each day, with authorities focusing on clearing choked drains, removing refuse and restoring public spaces in flood-affected areas.
According to a government statement, Friday’s exercise will involve Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), public and private institutions, security services, educational institutions, waste management companies and the general public.
On Saturday, attention will shift to community-led clean-up activities, with residents, volunteer groups, security agencies, MMDAs, waste management companies and other stakeholders expected to take part.
To ensure maximum participation, government has directed that shops, markets, commercial establishments, corporate organisations and other non-essential businesses within the affected areas remain closed from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on both days. Institutions providing essential and emergency services have, however, been exempted.
The Ministry is urging residents, transport operators, traditional leaders, religious organisations, businesses and other stakeholders to support the exercise as part of efforts to restore cleaner and safer communities following the devastating floods.
The clean-up operation will cover 104 flood-prone and flood-affected locations across several Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, including Ga South, Ga Central, Ga North, Ga East, Okaikwei North, Adenta, Madina, Shai Osudoku, Ayawaso West, Ayawaso North, Ayawaso Central, Ayawaso East, Tema West, Ledzokuku-Krowor (LEKMA), Ningo-Prampram, and Ada East and West.
In the Ga South Municipality, teams will work in communities such as Tetegu, STC, Mallam East, New Weija, New Gbawe, Mallam West, Weija Zero and Mallam Junction.
The exercise will also cover Awoshie, Kolegu, Israel, A-Land, Laffa, Deseree-Atieku Junction and Alhaji Curve-Shantang Market in Ga Central.
In Ga North, identified hotspots include Pokuase Footbridge, Pokuase Ayawaso Station, Ofankor Barrier, Tantra, Mile 7 and Spot M, while Dome Market, Dome Railway, Abokobi Drain and Agbogba Drain have been listed in Ga East.
Within the capital, clean-up crews are expected to concentrate on major drainage channels and flood-prone areas, including Alajo, Kokomlemle, Pig Farm, Ladidi, Mamobi, Accra Newtown, Timber Market, Nima Highway, the Kanda stretch to Kawukudi, Dr Hilla Limann Drain and the 37 Hospital corridor.
The exercise will also extend to Tema West, covering Texpo Market, Inner Harbour Road drains, Community 20-Lashibi drain, Tse Addo, Airport areas, T-Junction Elwak, Borla Junction, Agyeman Drain, Koliko Drain and LADMA main drains.
Other coastal and peri-urban communities, including Teshie-Nungua Estate, Prampram Landing Beach, Mataheko, Sege, Sege Junction and Kassei Junction, have also been earmarked for the clean-up exercise.
The nationwide exercise forms part of government’s efforts to improve sanitation, reduce flood risks and help communities recover from the destruction caused by the June 29 floods.
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