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The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma has made a case for the establishment of 10MGWs Hydro-Power Plant in Imo State, to facilitate hitch-free supply of potable water for the residents.
He made this known when he received the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun and his team who visited him at the Government House, Owerri.
Uzodinma told the minister that the plant, if well implemented, would solve potable water shortage.
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He sought the minister’s intervention in completing some of the ongoing water projects in Imo within the year or early next year.
Uzodinma, who expressed joy that the visit would add value to the interest and welfare of Imo people, hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his efforts towards the recovery of the country’s economy.
Terlumun said the purpose of their visit ‘is to undertake on the spot assessment of projects and programmes the ministry is undertaking through the Anambra/Imo River Basin Development Authority in the catchment states.’
He said the ministry’s intervention projects in Imo, Anambra, Abia, Enugu and Ebonyi states covered water supply, irrigation schemes, dams and reservoirs, sanitation facilities and erosion control structures.
Terlumun hailed Uzodimma for his commitment to the welfare of Imo citizens through the projects and programmes implemented by the 3R administration.
