The Volta River Authority (VRA) has warned locals settling around the white volta of an impending spilling of excess water from the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso scheduled to take place on Saturday August 20,2016.

Authorities have advised this may cause the White Volta to swell and most likely occupy its normal flood plains.

In a statement issued Friday, the VRA said: “The Volta River Authority has been advised by SONABEL, the power utility of Burkina Faso, of plans to commence spillage of water from the Bagre Dam, due to the amount of inflows into the catchment area of the dam. The spillage will commence when the water level reaches an elevation of 235m, and is likely to begin this weekend.

The statement further urged residents, largely settlers in the Upper East, Upper West and Northern regions to note and “take precautionary measures to avoid being affected by the impending spillage of water from the Bagre dam.”