The Volta River Authority (VRA), managers of the Akosombo and Kpong Hydroelectric power dams, have organized a stakeholders’ engagement at Dadome in the North Tongu District, Volta Region, to sensitize seven communities: Amekokorpe, Ahumakorpe, Titikorpe, Saikorpe, Husikorpe, Aklakpanu and Dadome along the Volta River, on the Lower Volta Dredging and Aquatic Weed Harvesting Project.
The project comprises dredging of the sand deposits from the lower Volta River to deepen the original river channel, enrich riverbanks, community supply or estate development as well as the harvesting of aquatic weeds and converting harvested weeds into commercially usable forms.
It further aims to improve the flood resilience of the Lower Volta Basin, reduce the prevalence of schistosomiasis, enhance water quality and improve the socio-economic status of the Lower Volta area.
Addressing the chiefs and people of the areas, the Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Yao Letsa emphasised the importance of the Lower Volta Dredging Project and the need for all stakeholders to work together to ensure the success of the project.
According to him, the project would inure to the benefit of the people not only in the North Tongu District but the entire Lower Volta Basin.
The Project Coordinator, Mr Andreas Andoh, delivered a presentation on the overview of the project to the stakeholders.
He explained the project benefits, detailing the scope of work, where two contractors–JSC Mediterranean Ghana Ltd. (JSC) and Lower Volta Dredging Contractors Ltd. (LVDCL)–would dredge the entire stretch from Akuse to the Ada estuary.
JSC would dredge from Akuse to the Sogakope bridge while LVDCL would dredge from the Sogakope bridge to the Ada estuary, as well as harvest the weeds from Kpong Head Pond to the estuary.
Dignitaries present were the Member of Parliament of North Tongu, Hon Okudzeto Ablakwa; the Manklalo of Mepe Traditional Area, Togbe Kwasi Nego VI, District Chief Executives for South Tongu, Hon Seth Agbi and Central Tongu, Hon Thomas Moore.
The rest were the Paramount Queenmother, Mamaga Sreku IV and the chiefs of Mepe Traditional Area.
Recently, VRA undertook a controlled spillage from the Akosombo Dam to protect the integrity of the dam.
However, the exercise left many areas in the Eastern, Volta and Greater Accra Regions flooded.
Source:https://energynewsafrica.com/