December 6, 2024

Ghana: Akosombo Dam Spillage – Gh¢200m Released for Resettlement Project

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The government has made available GH¢200 million for the resettlement of households in the Tongu areas of the Volta Region affected by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam.

Totalling 2803 houses, the construction and resettlement of the affected persons in the North (1218), South (650) and Central (935) Districts is the first phase of the resettlement plan post the dam spillage.

The Director of Works at the Ministry of Works and Housing, Mark Tetteh, who disclosed this in Accra, yesterday, said additional GH¢61 million would be needed to complement the first phase.

Mr Tetteh made these known when he appeared before the Parliamentary Special Committee probing the circumstance surrounding the spillage of the dam.

By GT

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