Source: newsthemegh.com
Bui Power Authority, a power-generating business, disputes accusations that flooding from the Bui Dam spillover has forced 1,500 people of Buipe to leave their homes.
This was said in a statement released by the power company on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, and signed by Akua Sakyi, Manager of Corporate Affairs.
The Authority made the following resounding declaration: “We have not been involved in any spillage activity.”
The rest of the statement read: “It is important to note that whenever there is a need to engage in a spillage, comprehensive measures are taken to provide adequate notice and education to all communities along the downstream river channels and to all stakeholders.”
This was followed up with the statement: “These measures are implemented to ensure the safety of lives and property before, during, and after a spillage.”
According to accounts, some 1500 Buipe residents had to leave their homes because of the floodwaters caused by the Bui dam’s leak.