Nation | by Barnabas Bii
Environmentalists and local leaders have raised the alarm saying Turkwel dam is a disaster-in-waiting, threatening to submerge adjacent communities.
They cited heavy siltation of Suam River Basin that drains into the Turkwel Gorge because of environmental degradation.
This, in turn, results from destruction of water catchments that have suffered heavy soil erosion caused by poor agricultural practices.
Water level at the dam was at 1148.18 metres above sea level last week, with only 1.82 metres remaining before attaining the spilling level…
