Another blasting activity by Nag Fairmount Constructions Limited, the company undertaking the Kasoa-Winneba road expansion project, has wreaked havoc at Dabenyin in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.
Several residential buildings have suffered damages as a result of the blasting. Various sizes of rock particles flew from the blasting site and landed on nearby buildings, causing varying degrees of damage. The affected buildings include a fully completed 16-bedroom apartment and a two-bedroom apartment under construction.
Unlike the Buduburam incident, which led to loss of lives, there were no casualties in this blasting, which was carried out on Monday.
However, owners of the affected buildings are worried about the seeming lack of concern by authorities. Even though some of them have replaced parts of their buildings that got damaged, they desire that the company take responsibility.
Kwadwo Amoah, an affected resident, noted:
“We have leaks in the roofs of all six rooms, and the house on the other side with five rooms has damaged roofing sheets. I complained to Dominase Police Station. When we got there, they told me to inform NADMO due to the intensity of the matter. I called the person who was supposed to come and inspect, but he never came. I took a GHS25,000 loan to roof the building. I don’t want them to come, remove some, and replace them. They should bring someone to change the entire roofing so we all have peace.”
Albert Appiah, another affected resident, said he had informed the company about the need to fix his roofing but had yet to hear from them.
Issah Rahman, who was also affected, indicated that his wife drew his attention to a stone in their bedroom, only for them to trace it to penetration from the roof.
The Gomoa East Metropolitan Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) says it has concluded its assessment of the disaster.
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The NADMO director, Robert Nana Hackman, in an off-camera conversation with Channel One News, said that compensations for the affected owners will soon be catered for. He also said that the medical bills of the victims of the Buduburam blasting, which occurred on October 14 this year, have been taken care of.
Hackman added that owners of properties that were destroyed are yet to receive compensation.
