Spillage of dams across the country has been the new normal every year, as various dams are spilled every year to reduce the level of damage these dams might cause when they break banks.
These spillages displace individuals living around these dams since authorities have failed to relocate residents living close to these areas.
In recent times, residents of Weija, Gbawe, and its environs have been victims of dam spillage by the Ghana Water Company in order to allow effective output to turbines for pumping water to various locations.
Although the Ghana Water Company gives prior notice before spilling the dams, individuals and properties are lost.
In October 2022, five Weija dam gates were opened to reduce the level of water from 48 feet to the preferred level of 46 feet.
This displaced some thousand residents in Oblogo, Tetegu, Weija, and Ashalaja, including the death of a 55-year-old as a result of drowning in the floodwaters.
The damage caused by the spillage raised major concerns from individuals across the country, and calls were made to the government to address the increasing flood problems the country faces every year, but these calls fell on deaf ears once the harm had already been caused and the rain stopped.
Just after a year of recounting the losses caused by the Weija dam spillage, the Volta River Authority (VRA) began on September 15 due to rising levels of the Akosombo and Kpong hydro dams.
According to the VRA, it is spilling about 183, 000 cubic feet of water, as the current inflow to the reservoir is pegged at 400,000 cubic feet.
The exercise, which began over a month ago, has seen some 26,000 and counting individuals misplaced.
However, the authority says it does not know when the exercise will come to an end, so more properties could be lost.
