The Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, Thursday sent a high-powered delegation to assess the impact of water overflow at Alau Dam which is threatening Maiduguri Metropolis and its environs.
Alau Dam which has a reservoir capacity of 112 million cubic meters was designed to support irrigation activities on the Alau river bank that is now used to supply tap water in Maiduguri and Jere LGA.
The Secretary to Borno State Government, led the delegation. They were received by Mohammed Zannah, the acting Managing Director of Chad Basin Development Authority (CBDA) at Alau Dam.
The delegation comprises Baba Bukar Gujibawu, SA to the governor on Monitoring and Evaluation, Adam Bababe, executive secretary, Borno Geographic Information Service, Sadu Auno, executive secretary, Borno State Road Maintenance Agency and the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Mohammed Saidu Barkindo.
Briefing the SSG, Zannah stated that despite the high water level in the river which led to overflow, the present conditions do not pose a severe threat to the city, adding that all necessary measures were put in place to control the situation.
Meanwhile, the SSG, Tijani who went around to assess the Alau Dam assured residents that the Dam is not broken.