By Muyid Deen Suleman
Obuasi (Ash), Oct. 31, GNA – Officials from the Sustainability Department of AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine, alongside representatives from the Obuasi Municipal Health and Education Directorates, and journalists have inspected various ongoing projects, which are being financed by AngloGold Ashanti.
The projects, in the health and education sectors, aimed at improving the quality of life of the residents of the beneficiary communities in Obuasi and its surrounding areas.
Among the projects visited were the Community-based Health Planning compound and nurses’ quarters at Apitikoko, Dokyiwa/Binsere Health Centre, Obuasi Robotic Centre, New Dokyiwa soap factory, and Akrokeri Hospital theatre/laboratory expansion project.
During the visit to Apitikoko, the site engineer, Mr Richard Opoku Minkah, informed the team that the CHPS Compound project was initially scheduled for completion in July of this year.
However, due to certain challenges encountered along the way, the completion date had been postponed to November 2024.
Currently, the project stands at approximately sixty-two per cent completion.
Mr. Roland Boakye, the project engineer overseeing the Dokyiwa/Binsere Health Centre, reported that work was progressing smoothly.
Originally slated for completion in June 2024, delays in the supply of materials have pushed the deadline back.
Nevertheless, Mr Boakye said the project would be completed and handed over before the end of December 2024.
The construction of a soap factory with ancillary facilities at New Dokyiwa is now at 99% completion and is poised for operation.
This soap factory is designed to elevate the economic prospects of women in the community by providing a secure and well-equipped soap production facility.
Regarding the Obuasi Robotic Centre, which is being constructed at the Obuasi Senior High Technical School, Mr. Godbless Densi Amankwah, the project manager, mentioned that there had been some alterations to the original plan.
Consequently, the project timeline set for June could not be met.
Once completed, this project will stimulate interest among Science-Oriented schools in the Obuasi Municipality and other adjoining Districts to establish robotics clubs, thereby fostering diverse and innovative career paths.
The project at Akrokeri Hospital is currently forty-five per cent complete.
Once completed, it would create a conducive environment that would help provide quality healthcare services to the people in the area.
Mrs Mavis Nana Yaa Kyei, Social Development and Gender Superintendent of AGA, after the inspection, said the visit was organized to assess the status of the various projects.
She expressed concerns about the pace of work at some of the project sites and urged the contractors to speed up work.
GNA