In the heart of Burkina Faso, the rhythmic flow of the White Volta River faced an impending surge as SONABEL, the country’s esteemed power utility company, prepared to open the floodgates of the imposing Bagre Dam on Monday, 19 August 2024. Apexnewsgh reports
Whispers of this imminent action had been circulating since Friday, 2 August 2024, when the waters within the dam began their relentless rise. Jesse Kazapoe, the venerable Head of the White Volta Basin under the Water Resources Commission, formalized the growing concern in a statement bearing grave tidings for the region.
According to the unsettling missive, the measurements at the dam’s upstream point painted a sobering picture – the water level stood stoically at 232.82 meters, with a stubborn inclination to ascend further.
The revelation sent ripples of worry through the communities lining the White Volta River, for the spillover threatened to breach the river’s banks and encroach upon its once placid floodplains.
A directive, urgent and tinged with a note of alarm, was issued to the residents nestled along the river’s gentle curves. The call to arms urged preemptive measures to shield against the impending deluge.
Communities such as Bawku West, Binduri, and Talensi stood on the frontline, set to bear the brunt of the unleashed torrents due to their direct connection to the river’s flow.
Far-reaching tendrils of the impending disaster were felt in areas like Bawku Municipal, Pusiga, Garu, Tempane, and Nabdam, whose fates were intertwined with tributaries poised to swell from the White Volta’s overflow. Even the distant lands of Kasena-Nankana West, Builsa North, and Builsa South braced for impact, as the cascading waters threatened to reverse course, courtesy of the Sissili River’s resurgence.
The weight of history underscored the gravity of the situation unfolding along the White Volta. Memories of bygone devastations lingered, etched in the annals of the land, as communities watched solemnly, mindful of the perils ahead. President Akufo-Addo’s vision in initiating the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam project on that fateful day of November 29, 2019, shimmered with newfound.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com
