As the rains set in, and in a bid to ensure that proactive actions are taken to avert inland flooding, the Anambra State Government has called for desilting of gutters all over the state.
According to a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu the call is contained in a circular issued by the Commissioner for Environment, Dr Felix Odimegwu, in which every market, estate, park, layout, neighborhood, street, school, Church, abattoir, shopping complex, plaza and all public spaces are mandated to desilt all gutters and evacuate all silts with immediate effect from Friday, twenty third February to Friday, fifteenth March, 2024.
Being that the Public Health Law 2006 mandates that all owners of properties must keep their drainages free of blockages of silt and sand, and allow for free drain water through the canals and drainages, the statement disclosed that enforcement and prosecution shall commence in due time; with severe penalty to the offenders as stipulated in the relevant laws.
It observed that year 2023 recorded reduced flooding and zero fatality as a result of proactive measures by the state government to desilt all major drainages, waterways, canals and gutters, and stressed the need to maintain a clean, green, healthy and sustainable environment in Anambra State.
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