The Lagos State Government is set to commence urban regeneration of Lagos Island and environs, affirming that a conducive environment is essential and effective for economical growth.
The urban renewal across Lagos Island is also necessary to effectively address the problem of flooding which had posed serious threat to lives and properties in the area.
The project which would be carried out jointly by the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and the Ministry of Work and Infrastructure, was jointly inspected on Thursday with the Special Adviser Office of Infrastructure, Engr. Olufemi Daramola, Permanent Secretary, office of Infrastructure, Engr. Lateef Somide, also the Special Adviser on Environment, Engineer Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu, Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services, Engr. Mahamood Adegbite and some directors from the Ministry.
The aim was to have a holistic approach which requires the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources to sign off some alignments because of the planned regeneration of the total infrastructure of Lagos Island.
The Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources would reconstruct 13 secondary collectors, two drainage outfalls and upgrade some drainage channels while Ministry of Works and Infrastructure simultaneously construct the roads.
The collectors drains to be reconstructed are Jakara Collector Drain, Oroyinyin Collector Drain, Ojogiwa Collector Drain, Binuyo Collector Drain, Olusi/ Odunfa Collector Drain, Omidundun Collector Drain, Epe Collector Drain, Thomas Collector Drain, Sangrose / Mandilas Collector Drain, Odulami Collector Drain, Salvage / Elegbate Collector Drain, Amuto Collector Drain and Iga Iduganran Collector Drain.
As mandated by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a few days, the contractors will commence work and the projects would be delivered in no time across Lagos Island in order to permanently curb the menace of flooding in the area.
The team also visited Nnamdi Azikwe Road following a public complaint that certain properties were built on Drainage channels. These buildings will be marked and served contravention notices and thereafter prosecuted if found guilty.
The team moved to Moshalashi Street where an old pumping station had been converted into a shopping mall. The owners of the building will also be invited to check necessary approvals and documents.
We also checked the on-going pumping station project at Ilubirin where the civil construction of the project has been completed but only requires mechanical installation to get the station running. The generator and the transmitter are also ready; once connection is done, we will open the outlet and this will also compliment the urban regeneration efforts to deflood lagos Island.
