Flood: North-west states adopt mitigation measures, relocate possible victims

Using resources from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency and Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NEMA predicted severe flooding across the country this year and advised relevant authorities to take appropriate action to avert the worst impact of flooding.

Haira’u Umar, the director of environment, at Kaduna Capital Territory Authority, told NAN that the dredging has helped in checking flooding in the Kaduna metropolis and its environs. He said the Ministry of Environment and the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project had installed Automated Flood Early Warning Systems and Weather Stations as part of efforts to mitigate flooding.

Meanwhile, in Katsina State, where a flood recently claimed the lives of two people in the state capital, the governor, Dikko Radda, has promised to step up measures through awareness creation to prevent flood disasters. “We have embarked on sensitization campaigns on radio, television markets, the five Emirate Councils and communities across the 44 local government areas of the state to ensure they clear waterways to minimize flooding,” he said.

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