Kano Govt
Kano Govt Tackles Erosion after Media
Report
After a report by Arewa Agenda about communities affected by
devastating flooding in Kano, the State Government has vowed to
take necessary actions in tackling the menace.
The Kano State Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Ibrahim Kabiru
Getso, who made the commitment during an interaction with Arewa
Agenda editorial team crew, said he was disturbed with the loss of
lives and property due to the incidence.
According to the Commissioner, the ministry under him is putting
adequate proactive and preventive measures in place to tackle
issues of environmental degradations as it affects the people.
“I can assure you that when we receive complains, we take
immediate actions. We have sorted a lot of similar cases recently.
That is why we enjoy people to always report any concern, we also
encourage our staff who come across any environmental issue to
quickly draw our attention, even you reporters, when you air or
publish some of your reports, we take proactive action to bring an
end to it. Apart from that we are also doing some civil works in
prone areas. So we are really untop of issues.
“We are witnessing a lot of flooding episodes in some
communities and this is not unexpected because the report from the
hydrological survey that have been conducted in the country has
shown that Kano and many states will witness unprecedented flooding
this year.
While decrying the indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the
State, the Commissioner said that the government has employed
sanitation vanguards who will be deployed to various communities to
enlighten members of households to be conducting sanitation
exercise, educate them on the importance of sanitation and also to
monitor and supervise whether or not people are conducting
sanitation in their domiciles.
While appreciating the Arewa Agenda for its investigative
reports towards a better society, the Commissioner assured them of
his support and cooperation in their journalistic endeavours.
Recall that Arewa Agenda had reported that for about seven
years, the people of Gaida, Unguwan Kwari and Gida Dubu,
communities of Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State have
been suffering countless loss of lives and properties after heavy
downpours every rainy season.
The communities host waterways that takes in large volumes of
flood from the Sabon Titi (Madobi) underpass, Ja’in, Dorayi and
Sharada Industrial areas, but lacks a concrete drainage system that
will properly manage an over flooding of the banks, thereby causing
recurring destruction for local residents.
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