Nigeria: FG wants states to invest in water for long term, not boreholes drilling.
WorldStage Newsonline– Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed concern that state governments are not investing in water inspite of the surface water resources that they can tap from and dams constructed by the Ministry of Water Resources over the years as source of raw water to provide for uban and semi urban communities.
Adamu lamented on the rate of boreholes proliferation in Nigeria without any form of regulations, adding that the ministry was trying to curtail boreholes proliferation.
He expressed concern on the lack of data and monitoring on the exploitation f ground water "some people drill boreholes and don’t know there is a lot of interference.
He statd that the Federal Executive Council had approved the National Water Bill which had passed through second reading at the National Assembly.
He said the bill contained safeguard to protect the water resources, which will address the issue of water pollution and incessant boreholes drilling in Nigeria.
President of the Association of Hydro-geologist, Engr Ehidiamhen Olumese said that over the years, water resources development in the country had been approached without synergy.
And if we allow it to continue, we are going to run into serious problems in feature destroying God given natural resources.” Olumese said that the data of every boreholes in Nigeria can’t been taken because the details were not taken by the hydrologys, that whoever wants to drill boreholes should get in touch with the ministry.
He lamented that Benin City for example in past had best underground water which was very portable, but today due to uncontrolled drillıng of boreholes and disposal of waste water, the underground water had been polluted, which had given rise to typhoid and cholera.
However, he called on the ministry to help resolve the current situation.