Flood Alert: NIHSA Raises Alarm Over Rising Water Levels in Jebba and Kainji Dams
According to Channels TV, the Federal Government has issued a fresh flood warning for Nigeria as water levels at Jebba Dam continue to rise, prompting excess water spillovers. The Director General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Umar Ibrahim Mohammed, stated that this development is a result of the ongoing regulated release of water from Kainji Dam.
The Kainji Dam operators had previously maintained a 53cm buffer in anticipation of rising water levels, but have now begun releasing the excess water to manage the inflow. This action is part of the routine regulation aimed at preventing the dams from overflowing, though it signals the potential for flooding in downstream communities.
NIHSA's warning follows earlier predictions that heavy rains and increased dam activities could lead to widespread flooding in vulnerable areas across the country. Communities living along riverbanks and flood-prone zones have been advised to relocate to higher grounds and take necessary precautions to mitigate the effects of potential floods.
“NIHSA through the Director Operational Hydrology Pastor Femi Bejide, is working in close contact with the operators of Kainji and Jebba Dams on the management of the reservoirs”
“The rain is gradually shifting to the south, however, there is still some amount of water coming into Nigeria as monitored from our station at Jidere Bode and Kende” he emphasised.
Highlighting the agency's synergy with the authorities of the Dams both nationally and internationally, he maintained that NIHSA is committed to managing great River flooding incidences to foster socio-economic growth in Nigeria.
Mohammed also revealed that the water level in the River Niger Basin has slowly receded since the beginning of October.
He called on Nigerians to continue to adhere to flood preparedness protocols, reaffirming the agency's commitment to the overall flood management in Nigeria.
The warning comes following recent reports on the worst flooding incidents in the history of Nigeria, with the capital of Borno State, Maiduguri taking the lead.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Park Ganiyu Taofiq Kwara Pdp Kwara NIPR Iliasu Bello Oyebanji Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa Ilorin International Airport Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin Sheu Ndanusa Usman Nigeria Computer Society Principal Private Secretary Yetunde Balogun Isiaq Khadeejah Ola Falade Mohammed Abdulahi Olayinka Are Yahaya Seriki Gambari Lola Ashiru KWASAA Abdullahi G. Mohammad Gabriel Fashanu Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship Taofik Abiodun Ahmed Harrison Osauwagboe Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi Kwara North Alikinla Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji SSA Youth Mukhtar Shagaya Local Government General Hospital, Ilorin CBT Raliat Elelu-Habeeb College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies Seni Saraki Wahab Olasupo Egbewole Photo News Oniye Kwara Poly Sa\'adu Salahu Garba Idris Ajia Baba Issa Jumoke Gafar Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata Prince Bola Ajibola Yusuf Olaolu Ali Rebecca Olanrewaju Abdulraheem Yusuf Moshood Bakare KWSUED Senate Presidency Saidu Isa Public Holiday Baba Adini Of Kwara State Oke-Ero Taofik Abdulkareem Olufolake Abdulrazaq AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi KWIRS Yaru Kazeem Adekanye Sabi Olam Food Ingredients Law School Scholarship Oniyangi Ashiru Damilola Yusuf Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development Yekeen Alabi Islamiya Abdulraheem Muideen Olaniyi Alalade Share/Tsaragi Malete

