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QUA'AN-PAN FLOOD: GOVERNMENT ORDERS IMMEDIATE RECONSTRUCTION OF COLLAPSED BRIDGES

Following the heavy rains and the attendant massive flood that wrecked serious  havoc in Qua’an-Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State from August 15 to 28, 2022, the Plateau State Government has  ordered the immediate reconstruction of the collapsed bridges  connecting Doemak and the one linking Doemak-Bwall towns 

The work is to be handled by the Eighteenth Engineering Company,, EEC, under the supervision of  the Plateau State Ministry of Works.

Similarly, Qua'an-Pan Local Government has assured that the other bridges destroyed as a result of the flood would be accorded immediate attention by the Council.
The Executive Chairman Qua’an-Pan LGC, Hon. Ernest Abner Da’a, through the Secretary to the Council, Hon. Gideon Godenaan Dashe disclosed this on August 31, 2022,  while leading the contractor handling the project, Mr. Yen and officials of the State Ministry of Works on an assessment tour of the collapsed bridges.

Hon. Da’a, said the prompt response and intention to begin immediate reconstruction, shows level of government’s concern and commitment towards welfare of the citizens.

The flood which occurred during the two weeks of heavy rains, from August 15th to 28th, 2022; affected several communities in  in Bwall, Kwa, Doemak, Kwalla, Kwande and Namu Districts in the locality, where bridges and farmlands were washed away; streets flooded, buildings collapsed and many other areas submerged in water.
On 28th August, 2022, the Council Chairman had undertook an assessment visit of the affected areas and commiserated with victims of the flood, expressing sadness and described the disaster as a total set back to the victims and the entire local government.

The Chairman, earlier assured that government will do everything possible to intervene and mobilize interventions from relevant stakeholders, and appealed on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to come to their rescue.

Mathias Yengoet Dajan
SSA Media, Publicity and Protocol to the Executive Chairman Qua’an-Pan LGC

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