Nigeria Wants To Assemble Extra Dams To Management Flooding- FG Committee
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By Yetunde Fatungase
The Director of Dams and Reservoirs Operations within the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Ali Dala, has referred to as for the development of extra dams to mitigate flood dangers.
Dala made the decision when he led a crew of the Inter-ministerial Technical Committee on Evaluation of Dams in Nigeria to the Oyan Dam in Abeokuta on Saturday.
Dala mentioned the go to to varied dams throughout the nation is to entry their circumstances and consider their security standing for potential flood management.
While observing that many dams in Nigeria are growing older and require upkeep and upgrades, Dala careworn the necessity for elevated funding in dam development and upkeep.
He additionally referred to as for normal dredging of rivers to take away particles and enhance their capability to deal with extra water.
“I’ve mentioned it, and even the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation has talked about it quite a few instances, that for us to regulate floods adequately in Nigeria, we’d like extra dams.
“Nigeria presently lacks the required variety of dams to successfully management flooding.
“Sediment builds up in reservoirs can cut back their storage capability, hindering their capability to regulate floods.
“By growing the variety of dams and enhancing their upkeep, we are able to considerably cut back the affect of floods in Nigeria.
“Country just like the US have in the meanwhile 92,000 dams, China has about 98,000 dams whereas in Nigeria we’ve solely 408 registered dams.
“So, I believe that by the time we also improve on the number of dams in the country, flooding would be a thing of the past or will be drastically reduced to the barest minimum,” he mentioned.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reviews that the crew’s analysis is predicted to supply precious insights into the present state of Nigeria’s dam infrastructure in addition to assist in informing future coverage choices associated to flood management and water useful resource administration. (NAN) (www.nannews.com)
Edited by Yakubu Uba
