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  The Akasombo dam project was opened in 1966 and was built across the Volta river where the river passes through the narrow gorge. The project was funded by Ghana , the United States of America, Britain, and the world bank. The following are the objectives of Akasombo dam project: to store water for industrial and domestic use to improve agriculture by providing water for irrigation to improve inland water transport or navigation to control and regulate the flow of river Volta which is characterized by seasonal fluctuations in the water level to generate hydroelectric power especially for melting aluminium and other industries RELATED POSTS COMPARISON BETWEEN FISHING IN KENYA AND JAPAN THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENT, COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROBLEM FACING ENVIRONMENT Five (5) Advantages of questionnaire as data collection tool in research 5 DISADVANTAGES OF ROAD TRANSPORT 10 FACTORS THAT AFFECT OCEAN SALINITY CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF OCEAN BREEZE AND SEA BREEZE PLATE TECTO...

  The Akasombo dam project was opened in 1966 and was built across the volta river where the river passes through the narrow gorge. The project was funded by Ghana, the United States of America, Britain, and the world bank. The following are problems which resulted from the establishment of the Akasombo dam project: The loss of biodiversity, vegetation, and animal life was lost due to dam construction. The decrease in the delta size due to reduced silt deposits and this negatively affected coastal activities such as tourism Stagnation of water led to waterborne diseases such as bilharzia Reduction of farming activities in the delta region due to the loss of fertile alluvial soil The siltation of the lake, which necessitated constant dredging, is expensive Displacement of many people from their land, since many villages were drowned by lake water The high cost of resettling displaced people and the disruption of families Pollution of the environment due to the development of many in...