How South-west states are tackling flooding — Survey
The NIHSA, the agency responsible for issuing flood alerts in Nigeria, had accused state governments of failing to heed its previous warnings on floods released earlier this year.
NAN reports that 373 rice farmers under the auspices of the Federated FADAMA Rice Association, had pooled resources to cultivate the rice farms “These roads here are roads that have accounted for a lot of flooding in Ijebu Ode area because of poor drainage facility. According to him, the state government will need ecological funds from the Federal Government for such a project.
As a result, many residents living close to the river bank had been displaced while properties worth millions of naira had been destroyed. Mr Oyetola, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, said “ this admonition is as a result of the torrential rainfall in the state that resulted in the overflow of Osun River during which some areas within the state capital were flooded.”The Ekiti Government, on its part, has commenced the execution of palliative measures to mitigate the grief of flood victims.
Some of the communities ravaged by flood due to several days of downpour included Ikere Ekiti, Ado Ekiti, Emure Ekiti, Ifaki Ekiti, Ikole Ekiti and Ise Ekiti.In Oyo State, the establishment of the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project is helping to address flooding, especially in Ibadan which has many flood planes.
According to him, the workshops being organised by the ministry and related organisations had also contributed to change the narrative of incessant flood disasters in the state.
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