The Federal Government has approved N497 million for the construction of the Ijegu Yala Dam in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River.
The construction of the dam, which is expected to begin this year, is primarily for water supply, erosion and flood control as well as the provision of irrigation facilities to boost large-scale farming.
The Managing Director of Cross River Basin Development Authority, Mr Bassey Nkposong, disclosed this in a statement, which was given to newsmen in Abuja on Friday.
“The commencement of the project is a dream come true for the Authority and for the people of Cross River State,’’ he said.
Nkposong said that the river basin authority was also planning to establish integrated farm settlements in the six senatorial districts under its jurisdiction to boost agriculture.
He said that already over 30 hectares of lands in each of the six…
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