Togbi Tenge Dzokoto urges calm as floodgate opens to ease flood in Keta Municipality
He further advised the affected victims to be patient while the engineers and the technical team from the VRA, who were responsible for the opening of the floodgates, monitor the water level and close the gates when necessary to avoid any further unfortunate situations thereafter.
He said it would take approximately one to two weeks for floodwaters to fully recede from the various affected areas and explained that the Keta Lagoon covered an area of approximately 40 kilometres by 80 kilometres, and that the water level had risen by 1.
Meanwhile, Engineer Rex Edeckor, speaking during a stakeholders' engagement meeting held at the Keta Municipal Assembly, said the opening of the floodgate had already begun yielding positive results, with water levels receding in many of the affected communities, such as Anyako, Atiavi-Glime, Fiaxor and Shime, among others.
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