Stakeholders in environmental management in Delta State, say the World Bank has committed over twelve billion naira, aimed at addressing the menace of erosion in five sites across the state, in addition to seven hundred and fifty million naira counterpart funding from the state government.
They made this known when officials of the Delta State Ministry of Environment visited environmental protection agencies and the headquarters of Nigerian Erosion and Watershed Management Project, NEWMAP in Asaba, the state capital.
The Permanent Secretary, Delta State Ministry for Environment Dr. Minnie Oseji, said the tour was in accordance with the State Urban Renewal policy, aimed at strengthening environmental agencies for optimal performance.
The General Manager, Delta State Environmental Protection Agency, Mr. Victor Okolie, emphasized the role of a function laboratory at the facility, noting it would assist in scientific interpretation of the effect of industrial activities on the environment and the health implication for the citizenry.
An expert with Delta State NEWMAP Project, Engineer Felicia Avwenaghagha, explained that three, out of the five erosion sites are at seventy percent level of completion, stressing the World Bank and Delta State Government initiative would address the age long erosion menace in the affected areas.
Oghenero Eghweree
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