November 1961 - The Birth Of The Giant - A Tunnel is
November 1961 - The Birth Of The Giant - A Tunnel is Built At Dam Site - The vision of President Nkrumah. the science of the American disigners and of the Italian dam-builders. the skill of the Ghanaian workmen. all these have combined in the building of Ghana's Volta Dam. When their job is done, when a lake collects behind the dam, their achievement will remain. The idea that the waters of the Volta River could be harnessed for electricity purposes has been toyed with for years. As far back as 1915, the very site now selected for a dam at Akosombo was noted in a geological survey as being suitable for that purpose. IMPREGILO is building a dam and constructing a hydro-electric power station at a tiny village Akosombo on Ghana's mighty Volta River. (Photograph by Drum Photographer @ BAHA)
