The Volta River Authority (VRA) has absolved itself of blame in the ongoing Akosombo Dam-induced flooding that has affected some districts in the Volta and other regions.

The Authority insisted that it acted rightly to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.

Addressing the press on Monday, October 23, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of VRA, Ing. Kenneth Arthur said that had the spillage not been done, the integrity of the Akosombo Dam would have been compromised.

In his estimation, the country could have witnessed a dam break that would have brought a greater negative impact to the country.

"This event was quite unavoidable and you will bear with me that the prediction of weather is not an exact size. You could have an idea of what will happen, but in the midst of the event, that is when it will unfold to reality."

"VRA has a mandate to keep the water level up to safe levels beyond which we stand the risk of a dam break which is an unimaginable event. In that worst case, if VRA allows it to happen it means that the impact will be far greater than what we have seen. So I will say that VRA acted in the right sense, we took all the necessary steps to make sure that the dam was not compromised."

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This follows the move by the Volta River Authority (VRA) to open the spillways of the Akosombo and Kpong dams.

Mepe is one of the towns severely affected by flooding in the Volta Region, among the eight districts hardest hit by this man-made disaster along the Lower Volta Basin.

Several facilities have been converted into emergency shelters to house the families downstream displaced by this calamity.

While displaced residents there count their losses in make-shift shelters, schools have also been shut down in the area.

But in all of these, the VRA says it acted in "the right sense" to prevent any unfortunate incidents.