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AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> MAJOR reforms to manage flood risk as a system in the country is urgently needed, the National Assembly was told on Thursday.<\/p>\n

That was said in response to Special Seats Member of Parliament (MP-CCM), Bernadetha Musha, questioning the government\u2019s permanent solution to ongoing floods, which have left some people dead, homeless, and infrastructures\u2019 damaged and farms equally submerged.<\/p>\n

Citing Bukoba urban, she claimed that the ongoing rains have caused serious destructions to the residents and infrastructures as a result of Kanoni River being filled with sediments annually.<\/p>\n

However, in response, the Deputy Minister of State Vice President\u2019s Office (Union and Environment), Mr Mussa Sima clarified that pollution in the river was as a result of human activities, which include wastes\u2019 dump and washed ashore debris.<\/p>\n

He said that neighbouring communities routinely build houses for living and business premises including cowsheds, and car wash sites near the river\u2019s banks, which pollute it, adding: \u201cBukoba Township Council is now implementing short term measures, which will include suspending human activities and removing people near the river\u2019s banks.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said equally, the council will uproot unfriendly planted trees near the banks to protect free flow of water in the river, and provide public awareness.<\/p>\n

Mr Sima noted that uprooting of the trees will go alongside planting new ones in right places to safeguard the banks and allow free water flow.<\/p>\n

Of late, the authorities have been using Community Radio Stations to raise-public awareness on the danger(s) of polluting the environment and any water source and on the importance of the residents\u2019 voluntarily relocating to safe places far from flood prone areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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