By Salisu K Ismail
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusif, has launched the distribution of drainage clearing equipments as a measures to prevent floods and ensure sanitation in the state.
It is recalled that, in many cases during raining season, most parts within Kano city sketch and surrounding experience frequent floods as a result of blockage of the drainages and water channels.
Reports confirmed that, due to this kind of flood epidemic mostly caused by factors related to the blockage of waterways, the problem leads to loss of lives in some cases, damage of properties worth billion of naira and the outbreak of serious diseases.
Speaking during the launch of the distribution of the working tools, held Monday, at the premises of the Ministry of Rural and Urban Development, Governor Abba Yusif said, from this time, his government has taken a sustainable steps to solve the yearly floods epidemic throughout the state.
Governor Yusif, who said that the government has prepared vehicles to carry the garbage, wastes that would be removed from the drainages, added that taking this step was based on the reports that there is a possibility of severe floods this year in the 28 states of the country including Kano.
Newskeeper reports that, during the event, the Governor distributed drainage clear equipments to 160 community groups from the 8 metropolitan local government areas of the state, where they were given garbage carts, wheel barrows, rain shoes, first aids boxes and many others tools.
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