HJRBDA to improve water resource management, maintain key infrastructure
By Olufunmi Zainab The Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA) has pledged to enhance water resource management, maintain critical infrastructure, and support farmers to ensure food security and foster economic development. The Managing Director of HJRBDA, Alhaji Rabiu Suleiman, made this known during a comprehensive familiarization tour of major water infrastructure projects under the authority’s jurisdiction. The tour focused on critical water storage and hydroelectric facilities such as the Challawa Gorge Dam (with a storage capacity of 962 million cubic meters), Tiga Dam (1.968 billion cubic meters), and the Ruwan Kanya River Storage (50 million cubic meters). According to him, “Several operational challenges such as damaged instrumentation, faulty pipelines, and general maintenance issues were identified, and intervention is on the way.” He noted that hydroelectric power generation projects initiated by the Kano State Government at both Challa...