{"id":3023,"date":"2012-10-29T15:45:07","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T15:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=3023"},"modified":"2012-10-29T15:45:07","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T15:45:07","slug":"communties-advised-to-revive-culture-of-dredging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=3023","title":{"rendered":"COMMUNTIES ADVISED TO REVIVE CULTURE OF DREDGING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/imo-flood1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3024\" title=\"imo flood\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/imo-flood1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/imo-flood1.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/imo-flood1-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Communities have been advised to revive the culture of dredging and refrain from blocking drainages.<br \/>\nThe traditional ruler of Nnemere Mpam in Ahiazu Mbaise LGA, Eze Philip Onu gave the advice while reacting to the flooding ravaging lives and properties in many parts of the country, particularly riverine areas.<br \/>\nHe expressed worry that other liked calamities may behalf level land dwellers if threats to the habitat due to human activities are not checked.<br \/>\nThe traditional ruler emphasized on regular dredging of ponds (iyiala), rivers, lakes and rivulets, stressing need for river bank with controlled overflow outlets to dykes and dams.<br \/>\nHe cautioned against erection of buildings on open spaces and swamps or close to river banks while underscoring the importance of environmental impact assessment, planned urbanization and heeding to early climatic warning.<br \/>\nEze Onu commiserated with the flood disaster victims, praying governments at all levels to ensure adequate cushioning effects and security of the evacuated persons and resettlement after temporary camps.<br \/>\nThe royal father lamented food shortage heightened by the scenario and encouraged improved agro inputs dry season planting to augment loses.<br \/>\nHe lauded President Goodluck Jonathan for the Agriculture Reform Agenda and visit to flooded areas as well as camped victims in various states to ascertain the level of damage.<br \/>\nThe traditional ruler also appreciated measures taken to\u00a0mitigate the excruciating ordeal but cautioned against diversion of relief materials meant for displaced victims while advocating adequate framework in place to forestall future occurrence.<br \/>\nEze Onu pointed out that African countries, especially Nigeria are lucky compared to\u00a0 European and Asian countries, intermittently ravaged by flood, hurricane, tsunami, earthquake and landslide, beckoning on governments, non-governmental organizations, individuals, groups and corporate bodies globally to come to the aid of the affected communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communities have been advised to revive the culture of dredging and refrain from blocking drainages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-xtra"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","elegant-magazine-featured":"","elegant-magazine-medium":"","elegant-magazine-medium-small":"","elegant-magazine-thumbnail-small":""},"author_info":{"info":["Imo Trumpeta"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?cat=8\" rel=\"category\">News 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