Flooding: FCTA begins desilting of drains, warns against vandalism, illegal structures

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commenced a city-wide desilting of drainage channels pursuing dense torrential rainfalls that triggered flash floods crossed parts of the nation’s capital.

Inspecting the ongoing clearance operations on the Airport Expressway on Thursday, Mr Richard Dauda, acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), said the workout was directed by the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike.

The directive followed a flash flood that flooded the Airport Expressway on Tuesday.

According to Dauda, the effort is to mitigate flood risks during the highest of the rainy season.

Dauda noted that portion caller downpours align with earlier meteorological warnings and clime alteration trends, the Abuja Master Plan inherently recognises definite areas, including the Airport Expressway axis arsenic flood plains.

He assured residents that portion resilient infrastructure was primitively built to grip precocious h2o volumes, quality activities person severely compromised its efficiency.

“Some of these drainage facilities implicit clip person been silted. Part of the origin is residents dumping garbage into drainage channels.

“When rainfall falls, it washes down polythene bags, waste, and adjacent ample objects that artifact the outlets,” helium said.

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