The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has declared that it will begin spilling excess water from the Weija Dam as soon as possible.
This announcement is intended to alert individuals living downstream of the Weija Dam to begin evacuating the area to avoid calamity if the spill begins.
According to the GWCL, “The level of the Dam as of Friday 28th April 2023 is 46ft, 1ft below the maximum safe operating level of 47ft. The dam levels are monitored hourly, and the GWCL will not hesitate to open the spill gates, should the level go above 46.5ft, so as not to compromise the integrity of the dam and to avert any disaster.”
The GWCL further stated that to keep the damage caused by the spillage to a minimum, the Weija Municipal Assembly has been asked to desilt the estuary to allow for easy water flow into the sea and to eliminate mounds of the garbage along the river’s path.
“The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), National Security, Chiefs of Weija, Ogblogo, Tetegu, Gbawe, opinion leaders, and all stakeholders including institutions and organizations who have properties downstream have been informed of the development and current situation at the dam,” it satiated.
Tetegu, Oblogo, Pambros Salt, Lower McCarthy Hill, Lower Weija, Bojo Beach, Adakope, and adjacent localities are expected to be affected by the exercise.
“Management of GWCL expects that the public will be supportive in this exercise to avoid a reoccurrence of the disaster that has occurred in the past,” it concluded.
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