Lagos vows to sort out flooding

The Lagos State Ministry of Atmosphere and Water Assets has stated a number of constructions and dredging have been embarked upon in direction of bringing a couple of everlasting resolution to the problem of flooding.

In response to a press release signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of the Atmosphere and Water Sources, Kunle Adeshina, the ministry had already commenced the development and concrete lining of the 9-kilometre Akinola/Aboru drainage channel.

Adeshina is famous that the development, with a completion interval of 24 months, would completely remedy the Aboru flooding downside, which he mentioned dated again to 1989.

He added that along with the work on the Akinola Aboru channel, the ministry had commenced work in different areas.

The assertion stated, “Outstanding amongst these are thirteen secondary channels: Abraham Adesanya Collector Drain/Dredging of System sixty-three, Lekki Expressway to de-flood Abraham Adesanya Property, Lekki Expressway, Ogombo and its adjoining areas.

“The Freedom Means Channel, Lekki that takes away flood from the Lekki-Epe Expressway, a part of Itedo and a part of Admiralty manner straight into the Lagos Lagoon.”

Adeshina added that the identical utilized to the Orchid Street Collector drains off Lekki-Epe Expressway in Eti-Osa, to de-flood Orchid Highway and the quite a few estates inside the neighbourhood in Lekki.

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In keeping with him, the mission would eradicate the overflow of the world with stormwater after heavy rainfalls.