In a bid to fulfilling its mandate of mitigating flooding in the state, the Bayelsa State Directorate of Flood and Erosion Control (BYSDFEC) commenced desilting exercise of creeks and canals within the Yenagoa metropolis and its environs. This is to cushion the impact of the anticipated 2024 flood as predicted by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet).
The ongoing desilting which started on 25th July, 2024 has so far covered:
1) ST. PETER/OBELE/GWEGWE & ARIETALIN CANAL
2) AMARATA/ONOPA CANAL
3) NEW COMMISSIONERS QUARTERS/AIRFORCE BASE CANAL, OPOLO
4) KPANSIA GRA/MIKE OKPOKPO STREET/ BAYELSA PALM ROAD
5) EKEKI/OKAKA/ TOWER HOTEL CANAL
6) AGBURA/OTUOKPOTI CANAL
7) AKENFA 4 CANAL
8) AGUDAMA LAW SCHOOL ROAD/ADJOINING CANALs
9) BAYELSA PALM/ASSEMBLY QUARTERS CANAL
10) CEMETERY CULVERT/UPSTREAM AZIKORO CANAL
11) MID STREAM AZIKORO/AGBURA CANAL
12) OKUTUKUTU/AMASSOMA ROAD/ADJOINING CANALS
13) BRASS STREET/NIIT/ ADJOINING CANALS
14) AKENFA 1,2,3 CANAL
15) AIRFORCE BASE/CAMP BURUTAI CANAL
16) CAMP BURUTAI/OPOLO/ELEBELE CANAL
17)IMIRINGI AND ADJOINING CANALS
18) OTIOTIO/EREPA/PDP CANAL
