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Kano State Government said it had released N14 million to clear drains around the famous Jakara and Kwarin Gogau River in Fagge Local Government Area of the state.
The Commissioner for Environment, Alhaji Abdullahi Abba, announced this on Saturday while inaugurating the clearing of the drains at Jakara quarters.
The commissioner expressed government's concern over the environmental condition of the area due to its vulnerability to flooding.
Abba said the eight-day exercise was a precautionary measure to avert recurrence of flooding of the River in the area.
He called for the continued support of the community for the success of the exercise.
Alhaji Sarki Labaran, the Ward Head of the area, commended the government, saying that the river had been posing threat to the people living around it.
He called on the government to hasten the payment of compensation to residents to be affected by the road construction on the river.
The Commissioner for Environment, Alhaji Abdullahi Abba, announced this on Saturday while inaugurating the clearing of the drains at Jakara quarters.
The commissioner expressed government's concern over the environmental condition of the area due to its vulnerability to flooding.
Abba said the eight-day exercise was a precautionary measure to avert recurrence of flooding of the River in the area.
He called for the continued support of the community for the success of the exercise.
Alhaji Sarki Labaran, the Ward Head of the area, commended the government, saying that the river had been posing threat to the people living around it.
He called on the government to hasten the payment of compensation to residents to be affected by the road construction on the river.
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