Kaduna State Government has called on residents to always obtain building permits from relevant agencies before erecting structures and regularly keep the drainages clean to avert flooding.
The Chief of Staff to the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Sani Kila, asserted this when he paid an assessment visit to some communities affected by the recent flooding in Chikaji Ward of Sabon Gari Local Government area and Sabuwar Unguwa Magume in Zaria Local Government Area.
Mallam Sani Kila expressed Governor Uba Sani’s heartfelt concerns to the communities and others ravaged by flooding.
He assured the state government would do what was necessary to implement immediate and long-term solutions to the flooding.
Kila however, stressed that the residents also have a role in mitigating the flooding by not building on waterways and dumping refuse aside streams and channels.
At the Sabuwar Unguwa Magume in Zaria local government Area, the Chief of Staff expressed dismay that People visit the stream to scrape sand, which poses a danger to the community.
“Investigation has revealed that many of the houses were built without permission from the relevant agencies, which is illegal.
“If we are to continue with measures to curtail flooding in our community, some structures will have to go because they are illegal and obstruct the flow of water, which is one of the factors responsible for flooding”, Kila said.
