The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu on Friday said that the completed Galma multipurpose dam would provide over 1.1 million opportunities for people living around it, The Nation reports.
Adamu said this during an inspection tour of the dam in Kaduna state. He stated that the dam could also generate 2.2 megawatts of electricity and supply water to 2.2 million people in the surrounding communities and Zaria.
A statement issued by the ministry in Abuja on Thursday said the building of the dam, which has reached 100 per cent completion, started in 2006.
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