By Olasunkanmi Akoni
LAGOS— THE Lagos State authorities yesterday, reaffirmed its dedication to deal with frontally the menace of flooding by restoring the drainage Proper of Methods and placing resilient infrastructure in place throughout the metropolis.
The Commissioner for the Surroundings and Water Sources Mr Tokunbo Wahab said this after an inspection tour across the ongoing 4.2-kilometre concrete lining drainage initiatives that reduce throughout Ikeja and Kosofe LGA.
Wahab mentioned the undertaking which was awarded in 2024 will likely be executed in phases stating that the Sheraton to Ojota Part is 45 % accomplished whereas the entire undertaking will likely be accomplished in 24 months.
He added that the tripezoidal drain which is a 25-metre undertaking would discharge into the downstream, passing by way of underneath the brand new bridge on the Maryland space.
He mentioned: “Now there are three legs to the Odo Iyalaro (System 1) undertaking, One is coming from Ogba, one other is behind Sheraton and there will likely be a confluence round that bridge at Maryland.
“They’ll begin from Sheraton Bridge again to Maryland and there will likely be roads constructed by the aspect by the Ministry of Infrastructure and the undertaking is predicted to be accomplished in one other 24 months.”
Wahab additionally visited the Adisa Balogun Channel at Agboyi Ketu LCDA following nameless data that some individuals are making an attempt to construct on the alignment and the appropriate of manner, the place he ordered that the property homeowners be served essential abatement discover to depart the place instantly.
“We are going to preserve interesting to these within the behavior of encroaching on the drainage proper of technique to cease as we is not going to hesitate to wield the massive stick when essential.”
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