Govt will mitigate impact of Akosombo dam spillage – Krapa

The
Minister
of
State
Designate
at
the
Energy
Ministry,
Herbert
Krapah
has
assured
that
the
government
is
committed
to
mitigating
the
impact
of
the
planned
spillage
of
excess
water
from
the
Akosombo
dam.

The
Volta
River
Authority
(VRA)
has
announced
its
intention
to
engage
with
relevant
stakeholders
regarding
the
potential
spillage.

During
his
vetting
by
the
Appointments
Committee
of
Parliament
in
Accra
on
Tuesday,
Herbert
Krapah
acknowledged
that
lessons
have
been
learned
from
the
damages
caused
by
last
year’s
spillage
and
will
be
applied
to
minimise
future
impact.

“VRA
is
going
ahead
with
the
stakeholder
consultations
and
the
sensitisations
and
the
ministry
and
central
government
will
work
closely
with
them
to
ensure
that
the
programme
that
they
have
put
in
place
to
mitigate
the
impact
of
the
spill
and
also
ensure
the
integrity
of
the
dam
will
be
executed,
according
to
plan,”
he
stated.