The Sokoto State government has announced plan to construct three dams in areas worst hit by flood in the state.
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal made the announcement while sympathising with victims of the disaster in Silame and Kebbe LGAs on Monday.
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He said the construction of the dams in the area would minimise the recurrent incidents of flooding in the state.
According to him, the state government has concluded arrangements for the construction of Jiccini dam in Rabah LGA.
During the tour, Tambuwal inspected the three bridges which portions were massively washed away leading to their collapse.
The bridges were those of Silame, Kawa and Romon Sarki, Romon Liman in Silame, Kebbe, and Tambuwal LGAs.
While sympathising with the people, the governor cautioned them against building on waterways and charged them to always abide by experts’ advice as the only way they could protect themselves and their property from the menace of flooding.
The governor also explained that the state would come up with a special package to boost irrigation farming to reduce the losses recorded as a result of the disaster in the state.
He also informed the gathering that the state government would provide relief materials to the victims and also send experts to assess the damages with a view to stopping reoccurrence.
Hundreds of villages have been submerged by the flood with farmlands, livestock and infrastructure also lost.
