35 percent completion of the Central Ogbia Regional
Water Supply to provide potable water and sanitation in 16 communities of Ogbia LGA, Uteke and
its environs at Uteke, Bayelsa State
Boreholes
Completed the Drilling of 545 hand pump wells and motorized boreholes to increase access to water
in rural communities to about 2 million people across the nation
Irrigation projects
55 percent completion of Bakolori Irrigation to irrigate 23,000ha to cover 5,964.77ha of rice and 35
metric tons of rice, 40 metric tons of maize, 18 metric tons of cowpea, 1,206 metric tons of sweet
potato, 5 metric tons of groundnuts, 800 metric tons of sugar cane and 1,575 metric tons of
vegetables in Bakolori
80 percent completion of the South Chad Irrigation project to cover 67,000ha of land
85 percent completion of Galma Dam (irrigation) To provide a reservoir capacity for irrigation of
2,500ha in Kaduna State
Completed the Goronyo Dam emergency spillway repairs (irrigation) 2000 ha irrigation in Sokoto
State
80 percent completion of the rehabilitation of existing infrastructure at Jibia Irrigation project to
provide opportunity for more farming families to be empowered economically in Katsina State
Completed seven other major dam projects (with capacity of 2,269 million cubic meters), including
Gurara, Owiwi, Sabke, Owena ans Shagari dams to Water to be used for irrigation, water supply,
hydropower, fisheries, etc in Gurara, Owiwi, Sabke, Owena, and Shagari
Studies
Completed feasibility studies for hydro power installation at sites that show potentials for hydropower
generation in Oyan, Ikere Gorge, Bakolori, Dadin Kowa, Tiga, Kiri, Jibiya, Challawa Gorge, Owena,
Doma, Waya, Mgowo, Zobe, Kampe, Kashimilla, Ogwashiku, Zungeru and Mambilla to generate a
total capacity of 3,557 MW of electricity
Assessment of water releases from the discharge along Benue and Niger rivers, to establish
maximum flood levels all over the country for decision making
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