Lagos State Government has ordered for immediate removal of barricades across drainage and canals in Victoria Island for easy evacuation of silts and waste in the drains.
Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello gave the order in a statement made available to pressmen, noting that some barricades were initially installed to prevent encroachment but culpable of resulting to causing flood in this rainy season.
He also warned occupant of illegal shanties on drainage who seize the opportunity of the COVID-19 outbreak to return, to vacate the place before the arrival of Special Committee on Clean Up of Ikoyi and Victoria Island and will come after the owners of the illegal structures with vigour.
The Commissioner also expressed displeasure at the level of work done at Sanusi Fafunwa, Adeola Odekun collectors and the Agoro Odiyan canals, urging the contractor to revisit the site and to result, dredged and evacuate all the refuse and shanties.
Contributing, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Drainages and Water Resources, Engineer Joe Igbokwe, said the Ministry is synergising to ensure that resident engineers are always around to work with Community Development Associations CDA to monitor Drainage clearance projects after completion.
He said that the State was working on 222 secondary and 46 primary Channels presently, maintaining that the Ministry would continue to monitor and evaluate the work done by contractors to ensure that they deliver on the assignments given to them.
He decried the infringement of setbacks around Drainage channels which has been slowing down the removal and evacuation of silts and urged residents to set aside at least 10 to 15 meters of setback from drainage channels to enable unhindered access to drainage canals always.
Modupe Arotolu
Lagos State Government has ordered for immediate removal of barricades across drainage and canals in Victoria Island for easy evacuation of silts and waste in the drains.
Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello gave the order in a statement made available to pressmen, noting that some barricades were initially installed to prevent encroachment but culpable of resulting to causing flood in this rainy season.
He also warned occupant of illegal shanties on drainage who seize the opportunity of the COVID-19 outbreak to return, to vacate the place before the arrival of Special Committee on Clean Up of Ikoyi and Victoria Island and will come after the owners of the illegal structures with vigour.
The Commissioner also expressed displeasure at the level of work done at Sanusi Fafunwa, Adeola Odekun collectors and the Agoro Odiyan canals, urging the contractor to revisit the site and to result, dredged and evacuate all the refuse and shanties.
Contributing, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Drainages and Water Resources, Engineer Joe Igbokwe, said the Ministry is synergising to ensure that resident engineers are always around to work with Community Development Associations CDA to monitor Drainage clearance projects after completion.
He said that the State was working on 222 secondary and 46 primary Channels presently, maintaining that the Ministry would continue to monitor and evaluate the work done by contractors to ensure that they deliver on the assignments given to them.
He decried the infringement of setbacks around Drainage channels which has been slowing down the removal and evacuation of silts and urged residents to set aside at least 10 to 15 meters of setback from drainage channels to enable unhindered access to drainage canals always.
Modupe Arotolu
Lagos State Government has ordered for immediate removal of barricades across drainage and canals in Victoria Island for easy evacuation of silts and waste in the drains.
Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello gave the order in a statement made available to pressmen, noting that some barricades were initially installed to prevent encroachment but culpable of resulting to causing flood in this rainy season.
He also warned occupant of illegal shanties on drainage who seize the opportunity of the COVID-19 outbreak to return, to vacate the place before the arrival of Special Committee on Clean Up of Ikoyi and Victoria Island and will come after the owners of the illegal structures with vigour.
The Commissioner also expressed displeasure at the level of work done at Sanusi Fafunwa, Adeola Odekun collectors and the Agoro Odiyan canals, urging the contractor to revisit the site and to result, dredged and evacuate all the refuse and shanties.
Contributing, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Drainages and Water Resources, Engineer Joe Igbokwe, said the Ministry is synergising to ensure that resident engineers are always around to work with Community Development Associations CDA to monitor Drainage clearance projects after completion.
He said that the State was working on 222 secondary and 46 primary Channels presently, maintaining that the Ministry would continue to monitor and evaluate the work done by contractors to ensure that they deliver on the assignments given to them.
He decried the infringement of setbacks around Drainage channels which has been slowing down the removal and evacuation of silts and urged residents to set aside at least 10 to 15 meters of setback from drainage channels to enable unhindered access to drainage canals always.
Modupe Arotolu
Lagos State Government has ordered for immediate removal of barricades across drainage and canals in Victoria Island for easy evacuation of silts and waste in the drains.
Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello gave the order in a statement made available to pressmen, noting that some barricades were initially installed to prevent encroachment but culpable of resulting to causing flood in this rainy season.
He also warned occupant of illegal shanties on drainage who seize the opportunity of the COVID-19 outbreak to return, to vacate the place before the arrival of Special Committee on Clean Up of Ikoyi and Victoria Island and will come after the owners of the illegal structures with vigour.
The Commissioner also expressed displeasure at the level of work done at Sanusi Fafunwa, Adeola Odekun collectors and the Agoro Odiyan canals, urging the contractor to revisit the site and to result, dredged and evacuate all the refuse and shanties.
Contributing, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Drainages and Water Resources, Engineer Joe Igbokwe, said the Ministry is synergising to ensure that resident engineers are always around to work with Community Development Associations CDA to monitor Drainage clearance projects after completion.
He said that the State was working on 222 secondary and 46 primary Channels presently, maintaining that the Ministry would continue to monitor and evaluate the work done by contractors to ensure that they deliver on the assignments given to them.
He decried the infringement of setbacks around Drainage channels which has been slowing down the removal and evacuation of silts and urged residents to set aside at least 10 to 15 meters of setback from drainage channels to enable unhindered access to drainage canals always.
Modupe Arotolu
