Lagos allays residents’ fearson Ogun river banks, coastline

has allayed the fears of residents of communities in the coastline of Ogun River, following reports of flooding experienced in these affected areas.

The commissioner who sympathized with affected residents noted the concerns and anxieties that many people have expressed with a guarantee that government is fully capable of managing the flooding situation and its consequences. “For context on the severity of the issues, let me share with you the volumes of water flow through the Oyan Dam in the past few months; In July 2023, 418.9 million cubic meters of water was released; In August, that figure rose to 545.0 million cubic meters, September saw the release of 532.2 million cubic meters and as of October 15th, the flow has been averaging daily releases of 23.2 million cubic meters totaling 2,274Mcm,” he said.

He added that Government has been responsive to the situation with the step up of its multifaceted approach to mitigate the effects of the flooding.

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