By Bisola Adeyemo
The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, in Kaduna State, Mr. Ja’afaru Sani, says all drainages should be clean and evacuated from garbages before the rainy season set in.
Sani said during this while desiltng drainages across the state to mitigate flooding.
The clean-up exercise was organized by Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), with support from World Bank.
Sani who flagged off the exercise in Mando Road, Kawo, Kaduna, said the drainages needed to be evacuated to allow free flow of water and prevent Flood beginning with Kaduna, Kafanchan, and Zaria metropolises.
“As you may be aware, most drainages in major towns in the state have been taken over by refuse, sand plastics, and other debris.”
“As part of our proactive measures under the NEWMAP project, we want to clear them and ensure that the rain flows seamlessly into major drains and River Kaduna,” he said.
The commissioner disclosed that sensitization was ongoing by officials of the ministry, solid waste service providers as well as religious and community leaders.
He said that the sensitization was key to ensuring that people desist from the bad habit of dumping refuse in drainages, adding that the effort was receiving tremendous support from the people.
“All we want to see is for people to imbibe the habit of dumping their refuse in designated places and disposing of it in the prescribed manner,” the commissioner said.
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