Lagos State Government has planned to adopt groin technology used in other African countries to preserve and protect coastline communities in the state from going into extinction as a result of the impact of coastal erosion.
In a statement, yesterday, Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Yacoob Ekundayo Alebiosu, disclosed this while speaking on the impact of erosion on the Lagos coastline.
The structures are built perpendicular to the shoreline, often using rocks or concrete to prevent or reduce beach erosion. These structures are called groins, and they work by trapping sand that is carried along the shoreline by waves and currents. By trapping sand on one side of the groin, they can help build up or maintain a beach on that side, while also creating a more stable environment for structures like piers or harbours.
“We are not looking at groins alone; we are also looking at replenishment as they do in the Netherlands. We are looking at doing it for a long term, and we need the Federal Government and other private people to come together to protect the coastline. Director General of National Pension Commission , Mrs Aisha Dahir-Umar, has described as “totally misleading” reports that the Commission gave a N10 trillion loan to the Federal Government.
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