The Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA) has refuted claims that the spillage from the Dawhenya Dam is the sole cause of the flooding in the area.
The spillage, which occurred on November 27, 2023, has caused widespread devastation in the area, displacing hundreds of residents and leaving many properties submerged in floodwaters.
GIDA in a statement issued on Thursday, November 30, 2023, said “The perception that the flood is emanating only from the spilt water from the dam is not factual and can never be. The flow from the second basin is a major contributor to the flow in the downstream channel as was observed by the GIDA team and the Member of Parliament Hon. Samuel Nartey George who visited the dam site on Tuesday 28th November 2023.”
“It is important to note that anytime it rains simultaneously in the two watersheds, when the two rivers have the same time of concentration (TC), the flow level rises in the outfall channel. It has been established that this phenomenon has a three (3) year re-occurrence interval. The indigenes are aware of but continue to build on the
watercourse downstream.”
GIDA stressed that the solution was that the natural water course should be free to allow any discharge freely into the sea.
Source: Citinewsroom
