{"id":1008359,"date":"2022-03-02T15:32:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T15:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/02\/volta-lake-transportation-system-undergoing-feasibility-study-ministry\/"},"modified":"2022-03-02T15:32:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T15:32:47","slug":"volta-lake-transportation-system-undergoing-feasibility-study-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/02\/volta-lake-transportation-system-undergoing-feasibility-study-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Volta Lake transportation system undergoing feasibility study\u2014Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\n                                                   Accra, Mar 02, GNA \u2013 Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Minister of Transport, says  the Ministry is undertaking a feasibility study for the total development of the Volta Lake Transport System under the Transport Sector Improvement programme.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kMultiLine\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.21425548.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"kMediaObject\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"kMultiLine\">He added that the goal of the study was to make the Volta Lake a viable and competitive transportation link while also making it easier to establish railway links and connect lacking road links bridges along corridors and hinterlands.<\/div>\n<div class=\"kMultiLine\">Mr Asiamah said this on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday in response to a question from Dr Kwabena Donkor, Member of Parliament for Pru East, about measures the ministry had put in place to develop the Volta Lake as a preferred mode of transportation for bulk cargo transport from Southern Ghana to Northern Ghana.<\/div>\n<div class=\"kMultiLine\">He, however, told the house that a feasibility study for the proposed Volta Lake improvement project has been completed with support from the Korean Exim Bank.<\/div>\n<div class=\"kMultiLine\">He said the project would offer five vessels, an Integrated Management System, a slipway, and 10 ferry landing sites with reception facilities at Yeji, Makango, Kojokrom, Kete-Krachi, Dambai, Dodoikope, Kapndo Tokor, Agordeke, Akateng, and Kwame Dwamena.<\/div>\n<div class=\"kMultiLine\">Mr Asiamah told the House that the ministry had implemented several interventions as part of the government&#8217;s efforts to develop the Volta Lake as a preferred mode of transportation, including the removal of tree stumps on navigable routes to reduce frequent bit accidents on the Lake and improve safety.<\/div>\n<div class=\"kMultiLine\">&#8220;Mr Speaker, tree stumps have been removed at Dambai to Dambai over bank, Yeji to Mankango, Dambai to Njare, Yeji to Aworjakope crossing, and other locations,&#8221; he stated.<\/div>\n<div class=\"kMultiLine\">The Volta Lake, the largest artificial reservoir in the world based on the surface area, is contained behind the Akosombo Dam which generates a substantial amount of Ghana&#8217;s electricity.<\/div>\n<div class=\"kMultiLine\">It is completely within the country of Ghana and has a surface area of 8,502 square kilometres<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accra, Mar 02, GNA \u2013 Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Minister of Transport, says the Ministry is undertaking a feasibility study for the total development of the Volta Lake Transport System under the Transport Sector Improvement programme. 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