Lagos State Government on Wednesday said the mega pumping station under construction in the Ilubirin area of the state will be completed by July ending.
This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Nurudeen Shodeinde, according to a statement issued by the state on Wednesday.
Speaking to newsmen during a tour of the site, Shodeinde said when completed, the station will address the perennial flooding issues in Adeniji, Oroyinyin, Idumagbo, Ojo Giwa, Jankara and environs.
The statement read in part, “According to Shodeinde, construction work on the mega pumping station is expected to be concluded by end of July and will permanently solve the problem of back-flowing of water from the Lagoon to the listed areas causing the water to remain stagnant.
“He stressed that three mega turbine pumps with the capacity to pump three million litres of storm water per hour will be installed at the station to continuously pump water into the lagoon.
“He explained that the big turbine pumps are designed to function automatically and self-operating while being powered majorly by public power electricity which will be backed up with a 350KVA generator with capacity to pump any accumulated water.”