ACTING Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary Alex Mapushi has called for stakeholder engagement in mitigating the flooding situation the country is experiencing.
Mr Mapushi says the country is expected to experience more of the flooding situation across the country following the Zambia Meteorological Department’s report of continuous rainfall.
ZANIS reports that Mr Mapushi was speaking at Mandevu Constituency Parliamentary Office when he addressed a gathering,
He said the government through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) will do its best to intervene on the situation but that more assistance is required from stakeholders.
“The situation where houses are becoming inhabitable due to waterlogging in residential areas is an emergency that needs urgent attention through concerted efforts to work on the drainage systems,” Mr Mapushi appealed.
He has since called on the community to take responsibility and be proactive by clearing any waste near drainage systems to avoid unnecessary blockages.
Mr Mapushi also urged Mandevu Member of Parliament Christopher Shakafuswa to utilise the five percent Disaster Emergency Component under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to attend to the urgent disaster issues in the constituency.
And Mandevu Member of Parliament Christopher Shakafuswa revealed that apart from the fifty-five households that were affected and housed at the Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp at Chipata Primary School Grounds, thirteen more families need to be relocated.
Mr Shakafuswa explained that the intensity of the rain is affecting many areas of the constituency therefore leading to a rise in the households being displaced.
“I am very grateful to President Hakainde Hichilema and the DMMU through the office of the Vice President for the swift response of the relief items that were delivered to the affected families on Tuesday,” he appreciated.
Mr Shakafuswa has further requested for more tents and other relief items to accommodate the increasing number of households being affected by the floods.
