The Anambra State chapter of Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) has disbursed over N200m in rebuilding lives and businesses of people who were uprooted by the soaring menace of gully erosion that has ravaged different communities in the state for several decades.
Speaking recently at an interactive forum organized by governor Obiano’s media team in Awka, the Project Coordinator of the Anambra State chapter of NEWMAP, Engr Mike Ivenso revealed that the fight against gully erosion in the state was not only directed at reclaiming the devastated ecology but also rebuilding lives that had been fragmented by the erosion menace and giving people a chance to dream again.
He explained that part of NEWMAP intervention is to also help the livelihoods of those men, women and children that have been impacted by erosion in no fewer than 16 communities in the State.
Engr Ivenso explained that the response to erosion had since evolved to a point where the state could proudly talk about its efforts to build the relevant capacity, skills and knowledge it needs to effectively handle the threat of gully erosion.
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