Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere has flagged off a 1.2km hydraulic drainage project aimed at controlling erosion and mitigating the effects of flooding in Ugwuano, Ozuomee, Urualla communities of Imo State.

The federal lawmaker representing Ideato North South Federal Constituency, had at different fora raised alarm on the gully erosion in different communities in his constituency, worsening by the day activities of farmers, endangering lives and properties.

Ugochinyere who was visibly touched by the plight and abandonment in Ideato community commenced emergency work to stop the worsening erosion by building new drainage lines.

According to him, the drainage will lead the erosion run-off down to the Urashi River and also open the roads to make them motorable for farmers and the indigenes.

“The measure to construct 1.2km new drainage is just to redirect the water that is causing the heavy flood and threatening or about to cut off the only linking road. I am channeling the water directly to orashi river.

”I am calling on FG, works, NDDC, state govt to intervene by finding lasting solution to the problem

“The work which took off this week will run non stop until the new drainage is completed. I promise to fix the problem when I visited the community few weeks ago and here i am now fulfilling that promise Umuchima,”