Their attempts, he said, were at best lukewarm and consequently unsuccessful. "Our Government however has been steadfast in its resolve to develop the project and this has resulted in the securing of financing from the Chinese Government", he said. Mr. Adda said the Bui project is being developed as a multi purpose project; not only will it be used for power generation, it would also have other use such as irrigation, fisheries and tourism, particularly eco-tourism.
The irrigation component is to be implemented in the downstream reaches of the Bui site in the New Longoro area. Current irrigation potential is estimated at about 30,000 hectares, which should transform agricultural production in the middle part of the country. He said the Bui project is also to be used as a tool in the transformation of the social and economic development of the catchments area and the entire Brong-Ahafo and Northern regions.
As part of this transformation, it is planned to develop the nucleus of a modern Bui City. "Our strategy is to use the resettlement housing programme as the building block for the Bui City project", he said.
The city project is expected to be the hub of economic activity and also the social transformation of the area.
Source: Accra Daily Mail
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