….unveils 14-year road map in water sector

By Funmi Olasupo

Federal Government  has unfolded plans to commence construction of about 10 new dams in the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory FCT.   The construction of the projects known as PROJECT 10/37, it said, will begin in 2017.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh stated this yesterday, at the public presentation of the water sector roadmap with the theme: “Immediate and Long Term Strategies for the Water Sector 2016-2030,” organised by the Ministry of Water Resources in Abuja.

Ogbeh said “We hope in the next few years to join hands with them in creating new dams, We have a project coming up next year called PROJECT 10/37, we are looking at a minimum of ten dams in each state including  the FCT.”  He noted that Nigeria’s Agricultural sector is in dire need of water while  the country can no longer rely solely on rainfall to sustain its agriculture.