The Federal Government of Nigeria has accessed a $67m World Bank loan to rehabilitate Hadejia Valley Dam in Jigawa.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Water Resources, Senator Ubale Shittu, who informed News agency of Nigeria in Dutse explained that the project was aimed at enhancing irrigation, water supply and fish farming in the area.
The senator, representing Jigawa North-East said the $60m would be used to repair and expand the dam by 1,000 hectares while the remaining $7m would be spent on dredging of the river from Tiga Dam in Kano State to Koli in Kirikasama Local Government Area of Jigawa state.
He explained that the contract for the project would be awarded next month while work is expected to commence by the end of first quarter.
He also informed that 25 per cent of similar projects had been injected into 2017 budget presented to the National Assembly.
Lauding the efforts of the Federal government towards agricultural development, Shittu reiterated that the present administration’s commitment to the development of dams across the country was to boost agriculture.
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