The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr. Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, has said the government is planning to construct Datsin Hausa Dam in Adamawa State, to serve as a buffer to perennial flooding from the release of water from Lagdo Dam when opened by the Cameroonian authorities.

The minister said during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing that it is carrying out a study and design to protect Nigerians from such release.

He said, ?We are carrying out the study and design of several dams in Nigeria, among which I want to specifically mention the Datsin Hausa Dam in Adamawa. We are very, very concerned about the dam because there are releases from another dam that comes in, when this water comes, it affects the entire country.

?The entire country is affected. So, what we are doing now, we have completed the study and design of this dam. We are at the stage of procuring a transaction advisor which will enable us to carry out the construction.

?When this is reconstructed, it will act as a buffer dam to the Lagdo Dam that will curtail the water that comes out of the Lagdo Dam. This water, we intend that it will be used for irrigation because we have a mass of land over there that we can use this dam to irrigate our country. We are also going to use this dam for water supply in addition to the hydropower development that we are going to put in place to provide additional hydropower source for our national needs.?

He added that the government has approved funds for the reconstruction of Alau Dam in Borno State that caused loss of lives and properties after it suffered some damage. (Daily Trust)

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