Dr Nnamdi Ibekwe, the member elect Bende North State constituency, has called on the federal government, State cum extension of Social Responsibility interventions (CSR), from community welfare Unions, corporate bodies, Agencies etc. to come to the rescue of the good people of Bende north in controlling erosion ravaged areas of the constituency. Dr Ibekwe made this known to newsmen during an on the spot assessment of the areas affected by erosion. The areas include Amabo- Umuenyere and Akoliufu Umuenyere in Alayi. Amankalu, Okafia and lbina ukwu in Igbere.Okai, Amaekpu and Amaokwe in Item.
further said communities like Igbere, Alayi and some part of Item would soon be engulfed by erosion if nothing is done urgently to curtail it.
He called on the ministry of environment and relevant authorities concerned with environmental matters to come to their rescue in addition to his personal and communal efforts.
He further identified state of the soil as a causative factor responsible for the erosion menace; that once it rains heavily in the area the land begins to erode. Also lack of adequate drainages, improper channelling and further exacerbate the impact of heavy downpours.
He observed that some of the available drainages were not properly executed in order to contain the volume of water flowing through it which at the end causes erosion during heavy down pour.
Therefore, he called for the following measures to be taken: massive sensitisation programme to educate the people on the nature of the soil and how to protect it, closing up the developing sites and urgent need for properly constructed drainages to control the level of flooding especially in hilly places to control the inflow of flood at the end point.
Finally, Dr Ibekwe called for prompt attention from the relevant authorities to save the communities mentioned from the the impending doom.
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