Kwara State Unveils Major Irrigation and Water Investment Plans
As disclosed by Blueprint, In response to the recent halt in rainfall attributed to climate change, the Kwara State Government has unveiled plans for an extensive irrigation project, which will cover large expanses of land in the Omu-Aran and Dukulade communities.
Additionally, the government has revealed a comprehensive 30-year water and investment plan for the state. The proposed initiatives will be implemented in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AFDB) and the Kwara State Government.
This announcement was made by the Kwara State Commissioner for Water Resources, Usman Lade, during the quarterly ministerial press briefing. The briefing was chaired by the Commissioner for Communications, Mrs Bola Olukoju, and also featured the attendance of the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mallam Rafiu Ajakaye.
The commissioner said the choice of Omu- Aran in Kwara South senatorial district and Dukulade in Kwara North, was arrived at because they meet the standard requirement of having at least 500 hectares of land available for irrigation farming.
Lade said the project is to ensure that farmers in the state practice all year round agriculture leveraging on the opportunities available with the dams in the areas.
Blueprint recalls that the federal government had through the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Ilorin in 2023, commissioned a 3.5 million cubic water capacity dam that will power at least 150, 000 hectares of irrigation farm land in Omu- Aran, Irepodun local government.
On the efforts to end open defecation, Lade disclosed that the state government under it RUWASA project have constructed 10 smart toilets each in three selected local governments assuring that more will be replicated in other local government areas.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Federal Road Maintenance Agency Quarry Royal Valley International Aviation College Laduba Ella Supreme Tissue Paper Ayoade Akinnibosun Musa Aibinu Kamoru Kadiri Ibrahim Abiodun Shettima A.O. Belgore University Road Overland Alfa Yahaya Road Ajeigbe Jare Olatundun Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin Oni Adebayo Hajj Abdulfatah Ahmed Daud Adeshola Olukotun Of Ikotun Okanlawon Musa A.G.F Abdulrasaq Yusuf Abubakar LAK Jimoh Ajase-Ipo Facebook Abdulfatai Ahmed AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim Kulende-UITH Rachael Obisesan Nurudeen Mohammed Idi-Ape Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf Kazeem Gbolagade Ibrahim Jawondo Bature Bello Salman Suleiman Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory Alagbado Hakeem Idris Olateju Lukman Mohammed Lawal Bagega Yahaya Muhammad Moro Sunday Fagbemi Communication Network Support Services Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi Abdulfatai Salman Baakini Onikijipa COVID-19 Palliatives Lanre Jimoh TESCOM Kwara Central Bareke Bayo Mohammed Onimode Pakata Patriots Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu Abubakar Suleiman Bolaji Aladie CKNG Abdulbaqi Jimoh Tsaragi-Share Shehu Jimoh Iyabo Adewuyi Oke-Ero Sarakite Government House Oya State Saka Asiat Ayinke Tinubu Makama Of Kaiama Olatunji Abdulmumeen

