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By James Ogunnaike
ABEOKUTA — THE Ogun State government, yesterday, alerted residents successful riverbank and wetland areas to hole for overflow of Ogun River successful the adjacent 2 weeks, from the October 20 and November 3.
The affected areas see Akute, Alagbole, Isheri, Magboro, Makogi, Orimerunmu, Iro, Kajola and portion of Abeokuta specifically Lafenwa, Enugada, Adedotun, Iberekodo, Akin-Olugbade, and Ago-Odo.
The Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, stated this successful its latest flood alert released yesterday.
Oresanya noted that the overflow from the Ogun River would emergence arsenic a effect of controlled merchandise of h2o from Oyan Dam, explaining that the dense rainfall from up-north would summation the measurement of h2o reaching the dam.
He added that the summation of h2o travel into the dam would inevitably unit the merchandise of h2o from the dam, advising residents of the areas to workout caution and debar nonaccomplishment of lives and spot wrong the period.
The Commissioner stressed the request for residents of the areas to debar the riverbank portion those successful the wetlands should determination to higher grounds oregon elevate their enactment for present arsenic the overflow becomes inevitable.
He disclosed that arsenic portion of mitigating plans, the authorities authorities had continuously dredged and opened up much tributaries for Ogun River to easiness the unit of the overflow connected residents successful collaboration with the Ogun Osun River Basin Authority – owners of Oyan Dam – who person continually ensured a controlled merchandise of h2o from the dam passim the year.
Meanwhile, helium enjoined residents of the areas not to panic arsenic the tide volition spell down successful astir 10 days and urged food farmers successful the country to harvest their fishes successful bid to debar inevitable losses.
The station Ogun govt warns flood prone residents of flash floods appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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