The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency, has revealed it plans to assess flood prone areas in the FCT
According to The PUNCH, this was disclosed by the Director General of FEMA, Dr Abbas Idriss, in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday.
Idriss stated that the FCT and 178 other local governments nationwide were extremely likely to be flood-risk locations according to the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency’s 2023 Annual Flood Forecast.
In order to lessen the effects of floods, he added, all hands would be on deck with other stakeholders. He also said that the demolition of shanties in some areas of the FCT was a part of the efforts to open waterways so that water could flow freely.
“We intend to assess the infrastructural improvements made by the Federal Capital Development Authority, and other stakeholders towards preventing or mitigating the impact of flooding in the FCT.
“All hands are on deck to ensure that flood, even when it happens, will not be devastating. You will see that since the last rainy season, we are still working to remove shanties to open the blocked waterways to allow free flow of water when the rain comes”.
