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President Nana Akufo-Addo has inspected the completed “one village, one dam” project built in Namoligo, in the Talensi constituency of the Upper East region.
Accompanied by the Regional Minister of the Upper East, Paulina Abayage, and the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie-Akoto, President Akufo-Addo was informed that the construction was undertaken, in fulfillment of the commitment of the 2016 manifesto of the New Party Patriotic (PNP). by the Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA).
The Namoligo Dam is one of 10 small dams that the government has completed through GIDA / Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The contract for the construction of the dam was awarded in May 2019 and has been substantially completed.
With a ¢ 2.5 million project, the Namoligo dam has a water storage capacity of 145,300 cubic meters and has a minimum useful life of 40 years.
The president was informed that, for occasional (supplemental) irrigation, the vegetable growing area can be increased to about 50 hectares, with optimal yields ensured, since the crops will always obtain the water necessary for healthy growth in all growth stages .
To facilitate access to water for irrigation, two outlets, controlled by gate valves, have been provided at strategic points to allow free flow of water on both sides of the valley.
In fact, GIDA has built 10 similar small dams with irrigation outlets in the upper western region and the northern region, all in support of the “One Village One Dam” program.
The president urged community members to take good care of the dam and hoped that the Namoligo community and the other 10 communities that are beneficiaries of the dams will use them for their own benefit.
Since 2017, the government of President Akufo-Addo, in its attempt to comply with the 1 village 1 dam policy, has built a series of small earthen dams for water storage, irrigation and for the use of livestock. This is the largest reserve of earth dams so small that has been provided since independence.
So far, 439 small earth dams are being built, 375 have been completed and 64 are between 90-100% complete. Each dam provides water for up to five hectares of agricultural land.
Under the Akufo-Addo government, the Tono irrigation dam was rehabilitated, and rehabilitation projects are also underway on the left and right banks of Kpong.
