The Twifo/Ati-Morkwa Disaster Management Committee on Friday, 25^th March, 2022 held a meeting at the District Assembly Hall to discuss and approve a working plan compiled by the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in the District on a proposed District Disaster Preparedness Plan (DDPP), 2022/2023.

Hon. Robert Agyemang-Nyantakyi, the District Chief Executive and who also doubled as the Chairperson for the committee in his remarks said that the District Disaster Management Committee had been dormant since it inauguration. In order to revamp the Committee, a drafted working plan was put together on behalf of the Committee by the NADMO department for discussion and approval. He charged members to pay a particular attention to the presentation to enable them make informed decisions.

Mr. Solomon Okyere Darko, the District NADMO Administrator, presented the proposal for the Disaster Preparedness Plan to the Committee. His presentation also captured some key prevailing hazardous activities with their corresponding period and the area of occurrences in the district. Some activities mentioned included the Heavy rainfall, Dispute (family or communities), Careless use of electricity, Poor Sanitation, Sand Winning, Pest and Diseases, Dilapidated Structures, Uncovered pit, Careless handling of naked frames and Bad Roads in the District. He indicated that these activities form the basis of the development of the plan.

A seven-member committee was instituted by the Chairperson to restructure the Action plan into a working document for the five-year period.

The Committee unanimously approved the plan but raised key potentially hazardous activities in the district.