The Volta Regional Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)has placed a pressing call on the Volta River Authority (VRA) as a matter of urgency halt the increasingly spillage of the Akosombo Dam until pragmatic safety measures are put in place to curb the predicament before it blows alot of …
Read More »Ghana Water Company Complaining of Threats on Water Reservoirs Close to Weija Dam says EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the Ghana Water Company has embarked on a compliance assignment at the Weija Dam as there are threats on the water reservoirs that supply water to various communities in the Greater Accra region. According to them, people have constructed buildings and farming …
Read More »Tolon: Boat capsizes, four drowned in Golinga Dam
Four persons have drowned in the Golinga Dam in the Tolon District while they were returning from farm. The unfortunate incident happened on Saturday, August 12. Confirming the incident to 3news.com, Assemblyman for the Golinga Electoral Area Natogmah Zakariah said seven people were onboard the canoe when the incident happened. “Seven …
Read More »Ethiopia dismisses Egypt’s fresh warning on Blue Nile dam
Egypt and Ethiopia have once again locked horns in a fresh row over the latter’s massive dam project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile. The new development comes after Cairo issued a fresh warning saying that “all options are on the table” to deal with any …
Read More »Dead body floats in Owabi dam
The body of a woman, suspected to be in her early 20s, has been found in the Owabi Dam near Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. The lifeless body was found floating in the dam around 10:40am on March 11, 2023, according to the Abuakwa Divisional Police Command. The body had …
Read More »Weija dam opened again barely month after massive floods
Barely a month after the massive dam spillage from the Weija Dam that caused flooding in many homes in the area, some gates of the dam have been reopened. A statement from the office of the Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Tina Gifty Mensah, indicated that, as of Thursday morning, …
Read More »28 districts set to be hit by Bagre Dam spillage
Some 28 districts in seven regions are expected to be directly affected by the ongoing Bagre Dam spillage. The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in a statement outlined the five Northern Regions, the Northern parts of the Oti Region and the Afram Plains of the Eastern Region in this regard. …
Read More »Chinese contractor found dead in Kwahu dam
A Chinese man whose car fell into a dam has been found dead after he went missing following the incident. According to a Daily Guide report, the deceased, who is yet to be identified is believed to have been working as a supervisor for a construction company of some road …
Read More »Body of missing Chinese found in dam at Esaase
The body of a Chinese man who went missing has been retrieved from a dam at Esaase in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region. The Chinese who worked with a mining company as a supervisor for the construction of some roads in the district went missing after his …
Read More »Chinese man missing after car plunges into dam at Kwahu
A Chinese national in Ghana is reportedly missing after his car plunged into a dam at Kwawu Esaase in the Kwawu West Municipality of the Eastern Region. The unnamed victim works with the Akroma Gold Mining Company Ltd as a supervisor for the construction of road networks in the district. …
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