Dr. Bawumia calls for re-engineering of Akosombo dam to manage spillage - MyJoyOnline

Mahamadu Bawumia has called on stakeholders to think of re-engineering the Akosombo Dam to manage spillage and its ravaging effects on the livelihoods of communities.

So climate change is bringing in new situations that we have to handle, and so I want to challenge the VRA and NADMO, let us start thinking of long-term solutions to this spillage from the dam.

Can we manage this spillage in a way that does not flood the immediate areas, divert the water as far as into the sea?”, he quizzed.

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He recalled that the last time a spillage of the dam caused such havoc was 60 years ago, which led to some riverine communities migrating to their present settlement.

VRA and NADMO are fully engaged in providing relief and the Ministry of Agriculture has also been tasked to start looking at how we will restore the livelihoods of the farmers along the banks of the river who have been displaced

And so beyond just providing temporary relief, we are looking at a more sustained approach to the victims so that they can restore the livelihoods that they have”, he said.

The Manklalo of Bakpa Traditional Area, Torgbi Kofi Tosu III disclosed that about 40 houses in 30 communities in the area have been submerged.