Ghana: GWC Should Free Pipelines to Save Life

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Ghana: GWC Should Free Pipelines to Save Life

[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah, is said to have advised developers to stop building on pipelines because it is against the building regulations.

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