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One-village, one-dam: 10 communities earmark for start in Nadowli-Kaleo District

Government, as part of its flagship programme, one village one dam, would construct 10 dams in ten selected villages within the Nadowli-Kaleo District of the Upper West Region.

Date Created : 2/12/2018 4:43:36 AM : Story Author : Muniru Ibrahim/Ghanadistricts.com

The one village one dam policy is one of the Akufo Addo administration’s flagship programmes aimed at ensuring all year-round agriculture in the three regions of the north, through the construction of irrigation dams in every village in that part of the country.

Engineers and some experts including the District Chief Executive, Katherine T. Lankono have toured the 10 beneficiary communities for assessment and sensitization on the programme.

“Between Monday and today Tuesday, I have been in the field to sensitize about 10 communities about the upcoming project one village one dam. The dams are not many. We are just getting 10 per district and we have to do prioritization depending on the community needs,’’ the DCE said to Progress News.

Hon. Katherine T Lankono said the communities are excited about the project and are ready to accept and welcome the workers.

“…The community people are excited and are ready for the commencement of the project. They have shown us the proposed sites and I think that when the technical people are in ….they are ready to support them with their local content in other to speed up the work and I hope that they finish all the 10 before the rains start”.

Hon. Katherine said the essence of the sensitization tour is to give communities time to agree on sites that are devoid of quarrels. She disclosed that government will not pay compensation to land owners or communities for the sites that these dams will be constructed.

She said after the construction government will sensitize the communities on how to use the dams profitable. She said government will deliver on all its promises and called on the people of Upper West Region particularly Nadowli-Kaleo district to have faith with the government.