In preparedness to surmount the challenges of flooding, which have caused the destruction of lives and property, the Ekiti State Government has embarked on the construction of bridges and dredging of waterways to avert such occurrences. The state Project Coordinator of a World Bank initiative, Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), Dr. AKinyemi Akinyugha, stated these in Ado Ekiti yesterday during a chat with journalists. Akunyugha, who is also the Senior Special Assistant on Environment to the state Governor, Kayode Fayemi, said the government, through NEWMAP, would soon complete the construction of Arinkin and Ajolagun bridges in Ikere and Oke Ako Ekiti respectively. The NEWMAP coordinator described the two sites as heavily prone to flooding that has caused threats to lives and property. He said: “The government of Governor Fayemi is using the NEWMAP to change the landscape of the state. We are embarking on the construction of drainages and culverts at Arinkin in Oke Ako and Ajolagun in Ikere Ekiti in the first phase of the project after which we will proceed to Ogbomu Bridge located between Irele and Ponyan in Kogi State. Ajolagun Bridge is to be delivered by August 2021.