INTERVIEW: What we're doing to stop perennial floods in Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi - Official

Many communities in Jigawa, Kano and Bauchi states have, for many years during the rainy season, been ravaged by floods; causing the deaths of hundreds of residents and destroying farmlands.

At least 26 persons were killed and over 1,000 houses destroyed by flood in four local government areas of Kano State between April and July this year, according to the head of the Kano State Emergency Management AgencySaleh Jili. In Jigawa, over 40 persons died last year in one of the worst flood disasters in the state since 1988, according to official figures.

Ma’amun Da’u-Aliyu has been the Managing Director of Hadejia/Jama’are River Basin Development Authority since January. In this interview with reporters, including Premium Times’ Ahmadu Maishanu, in Kano, he spoke about efforts to address the menace of flooding in Kano, Jigawa and Bauchi, three states being served by his agency.PT: Your agency has been accused of ineffectiveness against the annual flooding in areas under its responsibility.

Because Tiga Dam has the capacity of 1.9 billion cubic litres of water, we continually release the water 24-hour. If the flooding is caused by releasing water from the Tiga Dam, that would also happen during the dry season because the water is continuously pouring out nonstop. But flooding only occurs in the middle of the rainy season when the soil is saturated.

Also what causes the flood is the germination of the Typha grass found in Hadejia valley area along the line to Lake Chad. The Typha grass has been, for years, bedevilling the river, blocking the water’s access. And Typha grass either causes desiltation of the river base or desiltation causes the emergence of the Typha grass. Typha grass is the major issue causing flooding in the areas because it technically blocks the river canals and stops the water from running.For the past three years, H.

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