The Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organization, Nana Agyemang Prempeh, has revealed that the government is committed to preventing flooding in the Northern part of Ghana.
The current government he said has identified the need to construct the Pwualigu Dam as part of measures to harvest water in the Northern Region.
The land and design for the dam he disclosed have been done, and soon the dam would be completed.
After completion, all the waters would be channelled to the dam so there would be no floods again.
He said the government would harvest water around the dam and also generate electricity from the dam and use it for irrigation purposes.
Meanwhile, Nana Agyemang Prempeh has opined that relief items are not the first point of call in disaster management because the first thing to look at is the search and rescue followed by an assessment to determine the relief items needed.
He assured Ghanaians that NADMO is ready with relief items to respond and mitigate whatever effect that would be encountered in the Bagre Dam Spillage and the flooding issues.
He advised residents to move to safe havens before the spillage in order to prevent any form of unforeseen circumstances.
He said life was more valuable than any form of possession the people would want to protect.
He stated that the government or NADMO would not be able to bring back those who could die hence the need for them to move to safer havens before the spillage.
By: Rashid Obodai Provencal/Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
