In preparation for elevated water transportation throughout the Yuletide season, the Nationwide Inland Waterways Authority has commenced the clearance of water hyacinths from Lagos water channels.
In an announcement launched on Wednesday, NIWA famous that the initiative goals to ease transportation actions and improve security for waterway customers.
The Lagos Space Supervisor of NIWA, Sarat Braimah, defined within the assertion that the continuing mission will cowl main Lagos channels with excessive boat site visitors, beginning with the Omu Creeks and Ikorodu Water Channels.
In keeping with her, the Omu Creeks have already been cleared, whereas the Ikorodu channels would require a minimum of per week of intensive clearing actions, together with waste elimination and disposal of invasive water crops.
Braimah emphasised that the trouble aligns with the company’s key operational mandate “to make sure clean and secure navigation for boat operators and different stakeholders, significantly as site visitors on the waterways is predicted to extend throughout the Yuletide season.”
“As we method the Christmas season, with an anticipated rise in boat site visitors, we wish to guarantee every little thing is so as,” Braimah added.She famous that the season additionally sees the resurgence of water hyacinths alongside the waterways in Lagos.
“It’s greatest to clear them proactively, although the weeds can reappear. Our objective is to take care of secure passage for boat operations throughout and past the Yuletide,” she added.
The NIWA Lagos Space Supervisor additionally acknowledged that the mission shall be prolonged to the Badagry and Apapa water channels, although the Ikorodu channel stays the present precedence, as weeds unfold to different elements of Lagos’ coastal communities from there.
“We’re working across the clock to maintain this effort, particularly with our river marshals deployed to watch boating operations throughout this era. It’s a pricey and demanding mission, however we’re totally dedicated, with our employees on the market day by day to make sure its success,” Braimah added.
