The Imo State Governor, His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma is poised to make the capital city of Owerri to look as clean, well kept and beautiful as obtainable in many parts of the world.
For immediate and effective transformation of the environment, and in other to supplement what the existing structures are doing, a special government intervention program was launched to transform the major streets and the major entrances of Owerri. At least, five (5) kilometres into the capital city will soon witness noticeable changes in their environmental status soonest.
The planting of trees, and creation of green areas has been re-introduced. The airport landscaping is to be re-done properly.
The Uzodimma administration is now re-establishing tree planting which was stopped long ago. Most of the trees because of the expansion of the roads in the past were removed. Trees will be replanted on major avenue's where there is space and also in the mediam's.
Only natural trees like palm trees will be planted to freshen the atmosphere, take off the carbon dioxide effluence during photosynthesis and convert them into oxygen.
In the major streets of Owerri, where we have a lot more concrete and ashphalt and with no plants at all, islands will be created where vegetations will be established to soften the atmosphere and makes it look nice.
Cleaning and desilting are continuous processes, but the removal of the clogged areas are ongoing so that when there is rain, water can flow.
Unfortunately, the general behaviour of the people is that they drop plastics and litter everywhere and most of it end up in the gutters. Because they are not bio-degradable they remain there clogging the gutters.
During the expansion of some roads in the past, the gutters were not properly done. Some of the gutters flow to dead ends without directing waters towards a catchment area. Some are not smooth while some are high. So water gets to these places and reverses. The state Ministry of Works is tackling all this now.
The intention now is to introduce big fishing nets to catch the plastics and allow the water to flow. Already, the Control Post and Assumota area has been declogged, which is one of the most difficult areas to control.
With the realization that there are no receptacles for people to drop plastics, the government is working to provide receptacles for people to use, afterwhich workers will remove the plastic waste every morning. Within the next two weeks some of the receptacles which are now under production will start appearing at the major bus stops, and the major roundabouts. They are concrete and it is so heavy that nobody is going to remove them, although it is easy to clean.
Green verges are been created already, like at Onitsha road, where within the next 3 days grassing activities will start. Once you grass and the grass is established, it prevents the soil from being washed into the gutter.
Tree planting is about to start in the mediam of some roads in Owerri. Some of the mediams are only one metre in width, and here the type of the tree will mostly be palm trees as the roots will not cause problems.
Finally through the Uzodimma environmental transformation program, 250 jobs has been created which will increase as the program expands.
Publisher: Don Martyn L.O Nwosu
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