Tono Dam

in Steem Geography4 years ago (edited)

Hello friends, this is the Tono dam found in Navrongo. It is the largest man made irrigation dam in the Ghana.

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Pictures of the dam

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Speedway under renovation

It has several canals through where water from the dam is distributed around the farms. It supplies about 3,000 hectres of land.

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Outlet from the dam to the canals

There are many crops and vegetables that are grown using water from the dam. Pictures of some are below

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Rice crops

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Maize

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Sour leaves nursery

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Okro

People who are involved in the farming of these crops benefit a lot, in terms of income and food for homes.
Thank you for passing by

Camera used is infinix hot 8 lite dual camera

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