The minister of water resources, Mrs Sarah Reng Ochekpe said this in a statement yesterday while receiving members of the Association of Water Well Drilling Ring Owner and Practitioners in Abuja.
She said that indiscriminate drilling of borehole may result in over abstraction of ground water which effects include, land subsidence, salt intrusion, aquifer depletion and water quality degradation amongst other environmental hazards.
She said “the need for proper and effective regulation of ground water abstraction is of utmost importance. The public need to be sensitised on this. Presently, progress has so far been made in the development of framework for water use regulations, which is being finalized by the ministry.”
She said that the federal government through the National Water Resources Institute (NIWR) Kaduna has developed a code of practice for boreholes drillers to ensure that the sector is adequately controlled and the environment is protected.
Earlier, the president of the association, Mr Michael Ale Dare requested for close collaboration with the ministry in building the capacity of its members to further improve their skills. He said if capacity of his members is improved it could lead to creation of more jobs thus reducing the current unemployment situation.
Source : #DailyTrust
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