As a measure to avert flood disasters, the Oyo State government has declared that it had desilted over 153.11km of blocked drainages and culverts along major roads in Ibadan metropolis.
Commissioner for environment and natural resources, Architect Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola who disclosed this to journalists, stated that the state government saw it as imperative to clear the blocked drainages and culverts of all debris like nylon, bottles, sand, wood and tyres.
Represented by the director, engineering department of the ministry, Engr. Oladipo Adebowale, the commissioner said this would avert flooding.
The commissioner, during the on the spot assessment tour of the ministry in conjunction with those of Oyo State Project Performance Monitoring Agency and Office of the Auditor General (State), commended the present government on the desilting.
He warned against refuse dumps in unauthorised places and reiterated that blocking drains and culverts was a big offence which aside from causing floods, destroys the asphaltic layers of the roads.
The commissioner warned that culprits of refuse dumps would face the wrath of the state environmental law.
Desilted drainages included Total Garden to Beere, Iyaganku to Odo-ona, to Apata, Total Jericho to Alesinloye Roundabout, Sango-Eleyele to Ologuneru, Ijokodo-Apete-Awotan, Olunde to Olojuoro Road and several others.
