KADUNA—The Kaduna State Government, yesterday said it was collaborating with the Federal Government to construct a new dam to generate power and boost water supply in the state.
The General Manager of the State Water Board, Mr Kabiru Rufa’i said in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Kaduna that the dam would also be utilised for irrigation purposes.

He said the dam, to be located at Itisi in Kachia Local Governmet, would generate 36 megawatts of electricity and open up 35, 200 hectares for irrigation.
“Already, the state government has done the preliminary design for the dam while the federal government has concluded the detailed engineering design.
“The contract will hopely be awarded after the passage of the 2014 budget.”

The general manager said the state government would also evacuate water from the dam to boost supply to residents of Kaduna metropolis.
According to him, the state government is ready to support the project every way possible because of its enormous socio-economic benefits to the people.

He stressed the determination of Gov. Mukhtar Yero to improve water supply services across the state, saying various expansion programmes were being undertaken in that respect.
“The government has initiated programmes to expand water supply; water supply is a capital project”.