Managing Flood in Ilorin, Nigeria: Structural and Non Structural Measures
Keywords:
Flooding, Impact, Ilorin, River, ManagementAbstract
Flooding in Ilorin city has become a yearly occurrence. Increasing population which results in competition for space and more generation of wastes, improper drainage design and insufficient drainage systems, paving of surfaces, refuse dumping in drainages and water ways are amongst the causes of flooding in the city. Flooding in Ilorin comes with damages to properties and infrastructures sometimes worth millions of dollars, displacement of people, loss of sources of income, disruption of ecological habitats and sometimes loss of lives. The most affected people are those residing on the flood plains of the Asa River which drains most of the runoffs from the city. In an effort to combat the flood menace around the river, the Federal government of Nigeria has implemented the construction of flood prevention structure on the river banks. This effort should be combined with non structural measures as some of these structures further cause damages downstream.
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