Bayelsa govt sets up task force to mitigate effects of flooding

The Bayelsa State Government has constituted a task force to mitigate the effects of flooding in the state.  

The committee was set up during the weekly state executive council meeting presided over by the deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, yesterday.

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Briefing journalists after the meeting, the Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Iselema Gbaranbiri, said the committee had himself and his counterparts from the ministries of Works and Infrastructure, Health, Lands, Housing and Urban Development as well as the commissioners representing the three senatorial districts and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).  

Gbaranbiri said the task force would urgently identify and inspect areas ravaged by flood as well as provide succour to victims.  

He also said the task force would relocate affected persons to higher grounds and provide relief materials.

Also, the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Moses Teibowei, said the government was aware of the flood situation in the state and set up the committee to alleviate the suffering of the people. 

Daily Trust Saturday recalled that Bayelsa State Government had earlier in the week ordered for closure of schools in the state over flooding.