The popular Pink Flamingo Lounge at Laboma Beach has been demolished as the Post Flood Mitigation Taskforce intensifies efforts to reclaim the protected buffer zone of the Kpeshie Lagoon.
The demolition exercise, which started in the early hours of Sunday, September 13, in the Laboma enclave in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality, has also affected several other structures located within the protected zone
Authorities say the affected developments fall within areas designated as buffer zones for the Kpeshie Lagoon and are therefore not permitted to remain.
The exercise follows an August 7 directive to remove structures encroaching on waterways and their buffer zones as part of broader measures to address flooding and restore natural drainage channels in the Greater Accra Region
The Kpeshie Lagoon and its surrounding areas have come under increasing pressure from development, with environmental concerns raised over the impact of structures built within areas meant to be protected.
The ongoing exercise is expected to continue as authorities work to clear other developments identified as occupying the protected zone
The demolition has drawn attention because of the high-profile nature of some of the affected establishments, including the well-known Pink Flamingo Lounge, which has been a popular destination along the Laboma beachfront
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