VRA CEO, deputies to be dismissed if Akosombo dam spillage disaster recurs – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has issued a stern informing to the Chief Executive Officer of the Volta River Authority (VRA) and his deputies.

According to him, a recurrence of the devastation caused by the spillage from the Akosombo and Kpong Dams volition not beryllium tolerated and volition effect successful their dismissal.

Delivering a nationalist code connected his administration’s 120-day societal declaration connected 7th May, President Mahama stated that his authorities had fulfilled its committedness to initiate a probe into the incident.

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He noted that the Energy Minister had inaugurated a five-member committee, chaired by Ing. Kirk Koffi, tasked with investigating the events starring up to the spillage.

President Mahama disclosed that the committee has since recommended measures to forestall aboriginal occurrences, including the constitution of a controlled spill flood program and the implementation of downstream engineering solutions for flood management.

He cautioned:

I person directed that the recommendations beryllium implemented immediately. I person further indicated that if they are not decently implemented and different destructive VRA-induced flooding occurs, arsenic witnessed successful 2023, the VRA CEO and deputies indispensable resign oregon beryllium dismissed. Immediate steps indispensable besides beryllium taken to compensate flood victims.

Meanwhile, the authorities has allocated GH₵242.5 million to enactment victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage.

On 15th September 2023, the Volta River Authority commenced a controlled merchandise of excess h2o from the Akosombo and Kpong Dams.

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The exercise, which continued until 30th October 2023, resulted successful important flooding successful surrounding areas, peculiarly wrong the Lower Volta region.

Government information indicates that implicit 88,000 radical and much than 5,000 homes were affected by the floods.