No fewer than 15,000 persons have
been rendered homeless as flood wreaked havoc in Benue communities during the
weekend.
The affected areas include Benue
radio station and Wurukum Market.
Other communities affected were
Welfare Quarters, Benue State University community, New Kanshio village, Rice
Mill Wadata, as well as Idye and Achusa villages.
The State Commissioners for Land,
Survey and Solid Minerals, Bernard Unenge, and Water Resources and Environment,
Joseph Utsev, went round the town for situation report on Sunday.
Mr. Ustev explained that the
ministry needed adequate funds to mitigate the situation, adding that the
disaster was caused by blocked drainages in some areas.
He urged the federal government
to include Benue among the states to benefit from the N1.6 billion ecological
intervention funds for states affected by flood disasters.
He said, “Benue Government is
looking for ways in which River Benue can be dredged. This is because by
dredging the river, majority of the water can be accommodated to prevent future
overflow.
“The ongoing research so far,
showed that the preliminary study will cost about N8 billion while the main
project will gulp about N300 billion.
“This is where we need federal
government financial intervention to execute the project, since the funds are
much.”
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