The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Project (NEWMAP) is to construct N1.5 billion storm water drains in five Nasarawa local government councils, to mitigate flooding, Mr Kwa’Kaha Jonathan, NEWMAP’s coordinator in the state, has said.
Launching the project in Lafia, on Friday, Jonathan explained that the World-Bank assisted NEWMAP, conceived the idea of executing the project in Nasarawa state, to address gully erosion and other forms of environmental degradation.He listed the beneficiary LGAs to include Lafia, Doma, Keffi, Nasarawa and Toto, saying that the contract, which was awarded to Consolidated Engineering and Trading Company Limited, is scheduled for completion in four months.
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