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The DCE for North Tongu in the Volta Region, Divine Osborn Fenu has revealed that the government is implementing measures to ensure the restoration of the livelihood of the people affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage.
He added that roads leading to the various affected communities are to be rehabilitated to improve road transport in the district.
The DCE noted this during a recent tour of Mepe with a delegation from the Volta River Authority (VRA), the managers of the Akosombo and Kpong dams and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) including some traditional leaders.
The tour was initiated by VRA and led by the deputy chief executive, in charge of services at the VRA, Kenneth Arthur.
The deputy director general (technical and reforms) of NADMO, Seji Saji was part of the delegation.
They visited Mepe to assess the condition of the safe havens and secure a new land site for the construction of resettlement houses.
According to Arthur, the visit was part of an attempt to mitigate the damage caused by the dam’s controlled Spillage last year.
He added that the visit was also to show VRA’s commitment to the well-being and health of the persons affected by the spillage.
Many livelihoods of of residents in the Tongu enclave were severely affected, and unaccountable ones were swept by the flood waters, they included fish farms, vegetable farms along the river banks, grocery stores, mechanic workshops and animal farms.
Canoes of fishermen including local fish processing factories were taken away by the spilt waters.
Togbe Kwasi Nego VI, the Mankralo of the Mepe Traditional Area who was part of the tour thanked VRA for the visit and urged them to continue to render humanitarian services to his subjects.
Recently, the VRA has engaged stakeholders in the three Tongu districts on a possible spilling of the dam.
Source: Asaaseradio.com
