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Impression
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Bolgatanga, November 2, GNA – President Nana
Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday 29 November, will cut ground for the
construction of the multipurpose dam and irrigation project at Pwalugu in the
Upper East Region.
The sod cutting ceremony would pave the way for
the construction of the project must begin and it should be completed
in four years.
In a signed declaration copied to
Ghana News Agency in Bolgatanga by Mr. Mahamadu Azonko, Regional Manager for the Upper East
The director of coordination said the president would lead a "powerful" government
delegation to honor the ceremony.
The multipurpose dam at Pwalugu, located on the
The White Volta at the edge of the Upper East and Northeast regions, is
will cost $ 750 million and will provide 60 megawatts of
hydropower and 50 megawatts of solar energy to stabilize the power supply
Northern Ghana.
"The project would develop more than 25,000
hectares of irrigation for agriculture and flood control along the
Volta in the region. "
The irrigation scheme of the project when
completed would promote a large commercial agriculture and could
increase the annual production of rice and maize in the country up to 117,000 tons
and 49 000 tonnes and would reduce cereal imports by 16 percent and 32 percent
percent respectively.
He said the ceremony that is planned for
at 9 am in the Talensi district, would also attend meetings
representatives of the Ministries of Energy, Food and Agriculture,
Chinese Embassy, Traditional Authorities, Municipal and District Assemblies
the region.
The declaration also invites members of the
audience to attend and on the occasion.
GNA
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