Water Board Alerts Abuja Residents Of Increase In Volume Of Water Along River Channels

The Management of FCT water board has said due to the heavy rainfall in Abuja, resident living along the Usuma Dam channel will experience an increase in the volume of water along the river channel.

In a statement, the board said the development follows an increase in the water level of the dam making the dam to spill into the Usuma River channel

The board, however, urged residents of Kubwa, Gwagwa-Karimo, Kuje, along Airport Road and Gwagwalada to be cautious of this development, adding that a routine maintenance work is going on at the treatment plant, hence some places in the city will also experience slightly cloudy water and low water supply.

The Director-General, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Clement Nze, on Wednesday also warned that flooding could get worse in most states of the country because of massive water inflows into river Niger & Benue.

“The flooding incidents are due to high rainfall intensity of long duration, rainstorms, blockage of drainage system and poor urban planning resulting in the erection of structures within the floodplains and waterways,” he said.