FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES WITHIN AN ESTATE
There are many factors that led to the problems of inadequate infrastructural facilities within the estate and some of these are as follows:
1. Inadequate Finance: Sufficient funds are not made available for the provision of the infrastructural facilities. For instance, the provision of good road network, restructuring and replacement of the drainage system were not properly financed by the authority which led to deplorable condition of the facilities within the estate.
2. Lack of Maintenance Culture: The inadequacy of maintenance culture causes the problem of infrastructural facilities within the estate. Some pipes may be laid underground and when such pipe got damaged, it is likely to cause heavy leakage of water and can equally damage the road surface. The need to maintain the infrastructure like this is necessary in order to achieve a favourable improvement within the estate. Any infrastructure that will be put in place in the estate has to be considered alongside with the effective maintenance.
3. Inadequate Security: The inadequate security of the occupants of the estate is insufficiency whereby affecting the effective maintenance of the infrastructural facilities within the estate. For instance, stealing of electrical cables and some other items, contributes to the cause of irregular supply of power to the occupants. Therefore, the idea of more security needs to be adopted and the existing ones reinforced by government.
4. Inadequate/incompetence Manpower: Lack of adequate manpower is also affecting the use of infrastructural facilities. Like some parts of the drainage system which were damaged and the people that are incharged of the repair are not enough to make proper repairs which is likely to result into great problems at the long run.
First the basic problem that has contributed to the inadequate infrastructure facilities within the estate is lack of finance. The government has neglected the proper funding for improvement of the infrastructure facilities that has now made the enjoyment the facilities restrictive within the estate.