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Bolgatanga, Nov. 2, GNA – President Nana
Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Friday, November 29, cut sod for the
construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and Irrigation Project in the
Upper East Region.

The sod cutting ceremony would pave-way for
construction works on the project to begin and it is expected to be completed
in four years.

In a statement signed and copied to the
Ghana News Agency in Bolgatanga by Mr Mahamadu Azonko, the Upper East Regional
Coordinating Director said the President would lead “a high-powered” government
delegation to grace the ceremony.  

The Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam, located on the
White Volta River on the boundary of the Upper East and North East Regions, is
estimated to cost $750 million and will provide 60 megawatts of
hydro-electricity and 50 megawatts of solar power to stabilize power supply in
Northern Ghana.

“The project would further develop 25,000
hectares Irrigation Scheme for agriculture and control floods along the White
Volta River in the region.”

The Irrigation Scheme of the project when
completed would promote large commercial farming and has the potential to
increase annual rice and maize production in the country up to 117,000 tonnes
and 49,000 tonnes and would reduce imports of the grains by 16 per cent and 32
per cent respectively.

It said the ceremony which is scheduled to
take place at 0900 hours in the Talensi District, would also be attended by
representatives from the Ministries of Energy, and Food and Agriculture, the
Chinese Embassy, traditional authorities, Municipal and District Assemblies in
the region.

The statement also invites members of the
public to attend and grace the occasion.

GNA


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