(http://fmi.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Minister-of-Environment-Mrs-.-Hadiza-Ibrahim-Mailafia-300x198.jpg) The Minister of Environment has declared that her Ministry has put in place a number of measures to ensure that erosion sites in Nigeria are restored for good, within the past two years of the inception of President Goodluck Jonathan transformation agenda.
She dropped the hint while making her presentation at the 2013 Ministerial Platform organized by the Federal Ministry of Information.
Part of the measures is the execution of sixty-four erosion and flood control projects nationwide, which the Environment Minister said, is at various stages of completion.
The Minister reported further that there were "Three Presidential Initiative on Coastal and River Bank protection on flood in Asa River (Kwara State) and Sagbama & Otuoke (Bayelsa State)." She said, "Fifteen Erosion and Flood Control Projects are at various stages of completion in the South East Geo – Political Zone with three already completed. The site includes
Nekede (Umumbazu) Gully Erosion Control in Owerri West LGA, Imo State; St. Kizito Secondary School, in Umuchima South LGA, Imo State and Okpolo Ire Ojoto Erosion Site in Anambra State.
To forestall incidences of erosion across the country, the Ministry has established three hundred and seven web-based flood early warning system (FEWS) nationwide (www.nigeriafews.net) and fifteen community-based flood early warning system (FEWS) in Ondo, Niger, Cross River, Imo, Anambra, Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Nasarawa, Rivers, Kwara, Akwa Ibom, Abia & Enugu State.
The minister said, there has been installation of four stand alone automated flood early warning system (FEWS) facilities along Alamutu River and Eruwa River in Ogun – Osun River Basin, Owena Bojutire River and Ose River in Benin – Owena River Basin.
Via: Federal Ministry of Information (FMI) Nigeria