Commission partners ITF to train staff to enhance capacity of tackling flood
The Hydro Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission, HYPPADEC, has partnered with the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) to organise a 4-day training workshop for its staff at levels four to seven in order to increase their capacity and effectiveness as a result of the floods that have ravaged some states in Nigeria.
Increased rainfall this year has led to the unprecedented destruction of farmlands and properties sometimes deaths and displacements, particularly in the northeastern part of the country.
Because of the severity of the floods, the gathering of clouds now signals danger and sends shivers down the spines of residents of flood-prone areas.
The situation is made worst by the failure of citizens and concerned authorities to prepare despite meteorological warnings.
NEMA had, in August, warned that 32 states and 233 LGAs were prone to flooding in the coming months.
This sad reality is now putting pressure on the capacity of concerned agencies of government to provide relief and improve the quality of life of the people living in the affected areas.
The Hydro Electric Dams, situated in 6 states in Nigeria, are the major causes of flooding.
The gates of the dams have been opened to release water downstream due to an increase in rainfall.
The Hydro Electric power producing Areas Development commission was set up to improve the quality of lives of the people affected by the operations of the Hydro Electric dams.
The managing director of the commission Abubakar Yelwa also disclosed that the training will continue and eventually become a necessary requirement for staff to be promoted in the commission.
