FLOODING: Lagos to construct more drainage channels in Agungi to bring relief

FLOODING: Lagos to construct
more drainage channels in Agungi to bring relief

By Fly Cable News

The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab on Thursday said government is determined to construct more drainage channels to proffer a permanent solution to flooding in Agungi and environs.

In a statement released by Kunle Adeshina, Director Public Affairs, MOE&WR said Commissioner who made this known while speaking with  the press after a thorough  accessment of the area following the flooding incidents experienced as a result of the 48hrs continuous rainfall experienced in the state adding that the construction of a bigger collector became necessary along Agungi road to preventing flooding in the area.

The Emergency Flood Abatement Gang will deployed while the rain was ongoing to clear the debris in the  collector at the  aforementioned areas  to allow  free flow of storm water. 

Wahab mentioned that during the tour that a minor encroachment was observed along Alfa Beach behind the Jame Hope University where a blockage was discovered saying that from Saturday full excavation will start from Alpha Beach to conservation road.

“The Commissioner said  the  construction of a new collector at Agungi Road is just one of the several which the State Government would construct to address perennial flooding issues in the identified areas.
“At  Agungi we have agreed that the area needs a new collector that will take the water from the road into the lagoon; the collector they have there is too small to  Serve the volume of Storm water on the  Agungi Streach” he said.

According to him,  after the construction of a new Collector, Ministry of works and infrastructure will also be invited to raise level of road. 

He recalled that the flooding issue on System 156 (Up stream) Alpha Beach Road  has been a reccurring problem for quite a while stressing that the dredging of the channel would commenced immediately towards making the state flood free. 

Wahab restated that people were discovered to have bullt to block System 156,emphasizibg that the state will not fold its hand and allow some people for profit making Sake to destroy public Infrastructure  provided by individyals and Government.

“Like we have always been saying, people bullt to block System 156 and some families on this  Corrider also obliterated with developers to block System 156” he said.

“The Commissioner  vowed that the State Government will continue to ramp up enforcement operations across the state to reclaim setbacks and drainage alignments towards preventing flooding.”

“He appealed to residents to be  whistle blowers for government saying government cannot be everywhere. adding that people are used to having bad behavioral pattern, things cannot stop over night and Government Agencies and ministries will join forces to put a stop to these actions by enforcing our laws.”