Delta needs N10bn to tackle flood challenges

The Technical Committee on Flood Impact Assessment set up by the Delta State Government has said that about N10bn was required for the reconstruction of infrastructure destroyed by flood and resettlement of victims of the flood that devastated the state last year. In statement on Monday, Prof. Chris Orubu, who presented the report on behalf of the technical committee said that 231 communities in 12 local government areas of the state were adversely affected.
He added that 220 primary schools and 84 secondary schools were damaged, 357 fish farms destroyed, while 753 market stores were affected.
“We recommended immediate fumigation; construction of deep well water in the villages affected by the flood; rehabilitation of failed portions of roads in the rural areas; supply of farm implements and machines to farmers; improved weather forecasting system to ensure accuracy in predictions as well as cross country management of rivers to check flooding,” he said.
Receiving the report the state governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan appealed to the Federal government, corporate organisations and individuals to assist the state government with problems the flood disaster heaped on the state.