Social life returns gradually to Appiatse

Social life is gradually bouncing back as the Electricity Company of Ghana  (ECG) restores power to Appiatse, near Bogoso, and its environs in the Prestea -Huni Valley Municipality, a week after the electrical installations were hit by an explosion on the Tarkwa -Wassa Akropong highway.

Apart from Appiatse, the incident affected power supply from Bepoh and beyond, as balls of fire and thick smoke enveloped the atmosphere in the farming communities.

“All High Tension (HT) lines have been restored and everyone is on supply. The transformer is also available so power is on stream 24 hours,” Mr Ebo Sagoe, the ECG District Manager at Bogoso, told The Spectator.

He indicated, however, that the meters would be installed after the reconstruction of the Appiatse township had been done.

Meanwhile, the Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah visited the Appiatse Relief Camp at Dumase on Sunday to see how the residents were faring.

Mr Darko-Mensah interacted with the displaced to get a first-hand information about how they were coping with life at their new home. 

He commiserated with those who were still at the hospitals receiving treatment and wished them speedy recovery.

The Regional Minster assured the Appiatse community that he would liaise with the Local Committee to ascertain their future needs and recommend the necessary action to address them.

He added the government would foot all medical bills and continue to provide victims with relief items since the disaster was no fault of theirs.

Mr Darko-Mensah commended the officers of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and the Local Committee for a good job done and urged them to continue with their support.

The Appiatse community was resettled at Dumase after Future Global Resources (FGR) released a land for that purpose. Works began in earnest and completed on Thursday, January 27.

From Clement Adzei Boye, Appiatse