Agency warns flood-prone communities in FCT against waste dumping in water ways

chika ebuzor

September 9, 2015 7:26 AM

He said that the exercise was given in view of the 2015 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) by the National Metrological Agency (NIMET).

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Abuja Operations Office, on Tuesday warned flood-prone communities in FCT not to dump refuse in water ways as it could cause flooding.

The Co-ordinator of the office, Mr Ishaya Chonoko, gave the warning during a sensitisation tour of Kubwa, a satellite community in FCT.

Chonoko said that the sensitisation tour was part of efforts to reduce the impact of flood in vulnerable communities.

He said that the exercise was given in view of the 2015 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) by the National Metrological Agency (NIMET).

"The essence of the senitisation is a reminder to the vulnerable communities to flooding the need to be very friendly with the environment. Earlier in the year, there was a prediction by the NIMET which was released and we were made to understand how the weather was going to look like in the year 2015."

chika ebuzor