Awash Teklehaimanot, PhD, MPH Feb 11, 2020
Great respect is due to the Ethiopian people who championed the construction of Hedase Dam, commitment of the professionals in the area, in particular the Technical Team under the leadership of Engineer Shileshi and the overall government coordination of the project. This project would not have been realized had it not been for the commitment of every Ethiopian who pooled its resources for this important cause.
A number of Ethiopians have expressed their concern that there is extreme pressure on Ethiopia to conclude expeditiously an agreement which may infringe on its sovereignty and on its rightful use of its resources. The recent explanation given by the Technical Team even thou were not specific on what is agreed upon on Ethiopian side on the volume of water to be released and on the number years to fill the dam, the teams commitment was re assuring.
