Akosombo dam spillage: Citi FM/Citi TV cuts sod for commencement of resettlement centers

Management of Citi FM/Citi TV has cut sod for its “OperationRebuild” initiative, which aims to build resettlement centres for people affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage.

Starting with the Torkpo community in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region, the first resettlement centre will be sited at a school in the area so that it can be converted back into classrooms after the floodwaters recede, and it is safe for the people to return to their homes.

Once the Torkpo structure is completed, two other areas will also benefit from the same project.

Each structure will be a dormitory-style building that can accommodate at least 200 people and will come with ancillary facilities such as washrooms.

During the announcement on the Citi Breakfast Show on Citi FM on Wednesday, the Managing Director of Citi FM and Citi TV, Samuel Attah-Mensah, disclosed that each centre will cost GH¢200,000.

Over 30,000 people have been displaced from their homes, and the situation is becoming increasingly dire by the day.