Work is scheduled to start in two weeks on a new multi-million cedi, dual-purpose Irrigation dam at Adzonkor, in the Agotime-Ziope District of the Volta Region.<\/p>\n
The state-sponsored project, said to be a life transforming one, with huge economic benefits, would provide water, all-year-round, for 70 acres plus of vegetable fields, mainly.<\/p>\n
The dam, to be completed within 18 months, would also serve as source of water for domestic use, especially in the dry season, for about 60 communities in the area.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”6h2ItsRBgnJWrslcdCSvMH9d9ycGQ5wL”]Adzonkor is located westwards from Ziope towards Akatsi.<\/p>\n
Michael Kobla Adjaho, Agotime-Ziope District Chief Executive (DCE) described the project as \u201ca dream come true,\u201d saying, it would replace a smaller dam in the area, which collapsed more than decade ago.<\/p>\n
He was speaking at a pre-project commencement, at Adzonkor, involving community leaders, consultant and contractor for the job, political leaders, and officials of the Ministry for Food and Agriculture (MOFA).<\/p>\n
Mr Adjaho said after the failure of a Community-Based Rural Development Project (CBRDP) bid for the dam, new efforts were made, including the thorough evaluation of prospects, which resulted in the government accepting to fund the project.<\/p>\n
He said the dam, to be constructed on the River Lator, would benefit communities, strategically located between two big markets- Akatsi and Ho.<\/p>\n
Mr Adjaho said on the completion of the road linking Ziope on the Aflao-Ho Highway to Akatsi on the Aflao-Accra Highway, an Adzonkor-Accra vegetable market highway was imminent.<\/p>\n
The DCE said there was the potential also of the dam becoming a tilapia hub, recalling that proceeds from fish harvested from the collapsed dam, under his leadership as Assembly Member for the area, funded the clinic there.<\/p>\n
He said the dam was indeed an agro-business turnaround time for the area.<\/p>\n
Grumah Twins Company is the Contractor for the job and the Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA), the consultant.<\/p>\n
Stephen Maclean, a Deputy Director at GIDA, said the project design was solid and expressed the hope that a good job would be done.<\/p>\n
Dela Honu, Project Manager, appealed to the community to cooperate with the contractor and be hospitable to the workmen and women who would stay among them.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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