Move to safer grounds: NADMO UE/R warns residents … as spillage of Bagre Dam begins
As neighbouring Burkina Faso yesterday began spilling of excess water from the Bagre Dam, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), has cautioned residents to take precautionary measures to mitigate the destructions that are likely to come with it.
The organisation said there was the need for the people to be on the alert and move to higher grounds for safety since the spillage of the dam was imminent.
A Press statement issued by the management of NADMO in the Upper East Region, and copied The Ghanaian Times Monday, said: “We wish to notify the general public to be on the alert and move to safer grounds, as SONABEL, our counterparts in Burkina Faso, announced the spillage of the Bagre Dam on Monday August 25, 2025”.
All communities along the White Volta River, the statement added, must also adhere to the important notice and stay safe as the organisation worked closely with development partners to mitigate the potential impact of the spillage on lives and property.
According to the statement, the spillage which was initially scheduled to take effect on Wednesday, August 27, this year, had been revised following the sudden rise of the Dam to a filling capacity of 90.24 per cent, and the water level stands at 234.27 metres as of Saturday, August 23.
It can be recollected that, in August last year (2024), the spillage of the neighbouring Burkina Faso Bagre Dam, coupled with torrential rains in the north of Ghana, pummelled thousands of farmlands in the Bawku West, Nabdam and Talensi Districts.
In the Bawku West District in particular, some houses were equally submerged, with communities such as Gogo, Kobori, Sapeliga, Yarugu, Timonde, Zongo-Ire and many others heavily affected by the floods.
Some farmers along the White Volta River, when contacted, said they had had bitter experiences in the previous years after the spillage of the Bagre Dam.
FROM FRANCIS DABRE DABANG, BOLGATANGA
