Emmanuel Dankwa Osafo, the Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Engineering and Operations of the Volta River Authority (VRA), says actual construction work on the Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam and Irrigation project would start this year.
He said they had spent some time in designs, data collection and surveys, among others and would be liaising with other state agencies to discuss the resettlement of people presently occupying the area that would be covered by the reservoir.
“On paper we have, but we have gone on the field and marked, so everybody knows which areas will be affected. All these have been documented for purposes of compensation and relocation,” he said.
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Violent movies are the cause of rising armed robbery attacks – Builsa Chief Pulse Ghana
“The youth are interested in movies like that. Having watched such movies, they would want to put it into practice, hence the reason we have many armed robberies on our roads these days,” Nab Azantilow said, as quoted by the GNA. The Chief said this when the Upper East Regional Minister, Mr. Stephen Mahamudu Yakubu, paid a courtesy call on him. He further urged the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture to take steps to ensure that movies that propagate crime are reduced on television.
“Today we are using movies to perpetrate violent acts. Such movies are to blame for the kind of situation we are experiencing these days.
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The Paramount Chief of the Builsa Traditional Area in the Builsa North Municipality of the Upper East Region, Sandem-Nab Azaksuk Azantillow, has attributed the high spate of armed robbery attacks in the Region to violent movies that the youth patronize.
He observed that movie makers introduced guns and acts of armed robberies in their movies, that he believes entices the youth to engage in such acts.
“The youth are interested in movies like that. Having watched such movies, they would want to put it into practice, hence the reason we have many armed robberies on our roads these days.”
Nab Azantilow, therefore, called on the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture to ensure that such movies were discouraged in the country to reduce the incidence of crime.
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