Residents of Glefe, Bortianor, Away, Oblogo, Tetegu, Pambros Salt, Old Barrier and Ada Kokpe in the Ga South district of the Greater Accra region are blaming the Ghana Water Company Limited the destruction and the inconvenience the spillage from the Weija Dam has caused them.
Over a hundred homes have been flooded following the spillage from the Weija Dam. The flooding has also affected almost a thousand residents with some seeking shelter with friends and neighbours
According to the residents, the GWCL did not check to unblock the water way leading to the estuary which had been blocked by residents living in Tsokome.
Meanwhile victims of the spillage have been asked to relocate to safety, as the water level in the dam has reached 14.63 metres of which the GWCL intends to spill more water till the level reaches the safe operational level of 13.7metres.
The GWCL every year, as part of the measures to ensure the safety of Accra’s only treatment plant, spills excess water from the dam to the sea to bring the water level to its desired limit.
So far, all the four spillways of the dam have been opened to allow excess water to flow to the sea, a situation which has flooded homes around the low lying areas in the municipality.
Ghana | Atinkaonline.com | Ishmael Atiemo
