Work on the abandoned Sabke dam, meant to provide irrigation facilities to no fewer than 3,000 farmers in Maiadua Local Government Area, Katsina State, has reached 80 per cent completion stage.
Ayo Obenewo, the site engineer, made this disclosure on Monday at Sabke. He noted that the project work would soon be completed and handed over to the government.
It was gathered that the construction of the dam started in 1996 by the Federal Government, but was abandoned.
“We will soon complete this aspect of the project and handover to the government for maximum utilisation.”
Obenewo said the project was in three stages comprising construction of pumping station and water treatment plant, canalisation and clearance of irrigation sites, as well as potable water supply.
According to him, the dam will provide 31.6 million cubic litres of water per annum to Daura, Mashi and Dutsi Local Government Areas for domestic use and irrigation..
Nura Baure, the Chairman of the Rice Farmers Association in Daura, commended the Federal Government over the project.
He said that the dam, on completion, would boost the economy and provide employment to the teeming farming youths in the affected areas.
Obenewo said the facility would also ensure food security, as millions of metric tons of rice, wheat, and vegetables would be harvested, when completed.
