Gurara Phase 1 And Kafin Dam Project And Irrigation Ready Soon ..FG

The Vice-President Arc. Mohammed Namadi Sambo, GCON  has received the progress report on the Gurara Phase I and Kafin Zaki Dam Project FROM THE Ministry of Power and Water Resources respectively.

 In a meeting in his Office at the State House in Abuja, the Vice-President expressed satisfaction with the progress of work and urged for speedy completion of the projects.

 At the briefing session the Project Officer in the Ministry of Water Resources informed the Vice-President that a total of 309 transmission towers were being constructed and then they are at various stages of completion.  He stated that the road from the Dam to Kaftari will be completed in this year, while the bridge currently under construction will cut across the Gurara River to avoid unnecessary access to the dam.

On irrigation, he said that they were employing five types of irrigation methods that included irrigation by gravity, irrigation with fixed sprinklers,  drip irrigation, mobile  irrigation with sprinkler are pivot  irrigation system.  He stated that the projects were categorized in lots A & B are that both lots were at 97% and 98% completion stage and promised that the project will be completed soon.  On the graduate farmers’ irrigation school scheme, he said that substantial progress has been attained in that regard.

 

Present at the meeting were the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Power Amb. Godknows Igali and other top government officials.