By Golok Nanmwa
JOS – The Federal Government has commenced plans to construct a multipurpose dam in Gile community, Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State, in a move aimed at ending what residents described as more than a century of water scarcity and infrastructural neglect.
The proposed project, expected to provide potable water, irrigation, livestock water supply, electricity, access roads and other critical infrastructure, was unveiled during an inspection visit to the proposed site by the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, accompanied by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and the Plateau State Commissioner for Water Resources and Energy, Bashir Lawandi Datti.
Residents told the delegation that despite the community’s existence for over 100 years, it had no reliable source of potable water, healthcare facility, electricity, motorable roads or schools, forcing both humans and livestock to depend on the same natural water sources.
Speaking during the visit, Yilwatda described the proposed dam as a transformational intervention that would unlock the economic potential of Gile and neighbouring communities.
