Nigerian Government Resumes Expansion of Hadejia Irrigation Project
The Federal Government on Sunday said expansion and rehabilitation work on the multi-million naira Hadejia Valley Irrigation Project in Jigawa would resume by April.
The Minister for Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, disclosed, while addressing journalists in Dutse, that the World Bank would handle the project along with others.
Mr. Adamu said that the valley would be expanded by 3,000 additional hectares while expansion of Kadawa dam in Kano State would be increased to 5,000.
According to him, all necessary arrangements have been made for work to resume in the area in April.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC