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President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, did the formal sod cutting for the commencement of works on the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and Irrigation Project in the Upper East Region. He emphasised that, his government believes in the transformation of the north through provision of crucial infrastructure, support for agriculture and the agro-based industry as these would bring the area on a par with the rest of Ghana in terms of development.  Prez. Nana Addo detonating explosives to signify start of the project The project is estimated to cost the Government of Ghana 993 million US Dollars and expected to be completed in a period of 50 months. PowerChina, an expert in hydro-power dams and related construction works, is the contractor for the project. President Nana Addo observed that during the dry season, agriculture work usually grinds to a halt, as farmers in the north of Ghana continue to depend on rain-fed agriculture, a situation he ...

The Bongo District Assembly in the Upper East Region this Tuesday, presented cheques of various sums totaling 111,045.00 Ghana Cedis to some 100 beneficiaries selected from across the district. The cash came from the Disability Fund component in the District Assemblies Common Fund. Bongo DCE, Hon. Peter Ayinbisa Ayamga delivering his address At a brief presentation ceremony in Bongo the district’s capital, District Chief Executive Hon. Peter Ayinbisa Ayamga disclosed that on individual basis, the beneficiaries were receiving amounts ranging from 400.00 Ghana Cedis to as high as 3,000.00 Ghana Cedis per person or group. He added that the amounts were reached after a careful needs assessment and objective appraisals of the applications received as done by the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development in collaboration with the Fund Management Committee. Hon. Ayamga who is also the New Patriotic Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for the Bongo constituency in the 2020 g...

The President of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is set to officially cut sod for the commencement of works on the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and Irrigation Project on Friday, November 9, 2019. The sod cutting ceremony will take place in Pwalugu in the Talensi District near the Toll Booth by 09:00 AM. Hon. Tangoba Abayage interacting with the Chinese Contractors This was contained in a press statement signed and issued by the Upper East Regional Coordinating Director, Alhaji Mahamadu A. Azonko and copied to all media houses in the region. The statement disclosed that, the project was estimated to cost the country 750 million US Dollars and targets to augment Ghana’s electricity generation by adding 60 megawatts of hydro-electricity and 50 megawatts of solar power to the national grid. Additionally, the project upon its completion will develop an irrigation scheme of up to 25,000 hectares as a boost to the agric economy in the Upper East Region. Meanwhile, the dam will ...