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Nima Drainage Channel

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Nima Drainage Channel
drainage channel
CountryGhana Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydGreater Accra Region, Ayawaso North Municipal District Edit

Nima Drainage Channel be one key part of Accra ein water drainage system[1] dem design to channel out de capital of Ghana ein stormwater.[2][3] De Nima Drainage Channel (dem commonly refer to as de Nima Drain)[3] be a major urban stormwater drainage channel insyd Accra, Ghana. E dey form part of de Odaw River.[4][5] Basin drainage network den dey serve as one of de principal conduits for de conveyance of stormwater from de densely populated communities of Nima, Mamobi, Asylum Down den surrounding areas into de Odaw Channel. De drainage system be central to flood-control efforts[5] insyd Accra due to ein role in managing runoff within some of de city ein most flood-prone districts.

Background De capital city of Ghana, de Greater Accra region, dey face perennial flooding, wey dey cause significant economic damage den loss of life.[6] De Nima Drain dey traverse several neighbourhoods within de Accra Metropolitan Area.[7] E dey originate from de northeastern sections of Accra den dey pass thru Nima den adjacent communities before joining de Odaw drainage system near de Kwame Nkrumah Circle area.[8]

References

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  1. ↑ "Work begins on Nima drain reconstruction". Daily Graphic (in British English). Accra, Ghana. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  2. ↑ "Kojo Oppong Nkrumah breaks ground for Nima-Paloma storm drain reconstruction". Modern Ghana (in English). Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  3. 1 2 "Nima Drain, Ghana - Ramboll". www.ramboll.com (in English). Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  4. ↑ "Dredging of Odaw River, other flood-prone areas in Accra resumes". Ghanaian Times (in American English). 2025-11-05. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
  5. 1 2 "Work begins on Nima drain reconstruction". Daily Graphic (in British English). Accra, Ghana. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  6. ↑ "Woman feared dead after being swept away in Nima drain amid heavy rain - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com (in American English). 2026-02-14. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  7. ↑ "'Clean Up Accra' campaign clears drains in Amasaman, Tema and Ashaiman" (in American English). 2026-06-18. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  8. ↑ Bortey, Francis (2026-06-22). "Zoomlion, NADMO, Dredge Masters target critical flood-prone Accra areas". The Business & Financial Times (in British English). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
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