The Delta State Government has established a 16-member flood management committee.
The committee comprises key Ministries, Departments, and Agencies along with stakeholders typically involved in disaster management situations.
This development follows the release of the 2024 annual flood outlook.
The State Commissioner for Information, Dr Ifeanyi Osuoza, disclosed this to The PUNCH in a signed statement on Sunday.
According to the statement, the committee, headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, has already โidentified and prepared upland locations that can be used as camps for Internally Displaced Persons who may eventually become displaced or dislocated, if the need arises.โ
The statement partly read, โSensitisation and stakeholdersโ meetings have also been held to prepare for any unforeseen incidents by NEMA and SEMA.
โAppropriate enlightenment jingles are running and being aired on all media outlets and establishments across the state, on flood alerts.
โContinuous visits to likely affected areas to monitor the level of flooding are also being carried out.
It added, โDaily and weekly predictions of rainfall and its likely effects, as reported by the relevant agencies, are being adequately circulated across the nooks and crannies of the state.
โRegarding mitigation, the Ministry of Environment, the Waste Management Board, and other stakeholders have been directed accordingly and are working tirelessly to clear and open up blocked drains and waterways, to allow for the free flow of rainwater to the coastal lines where the State Stormwater projects are directed.โ
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