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Govt sets up inter-ministerial committee to coordinate response Lake Victoria swelling water levels

JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PML Daily Staff Writer by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PML Daily Staff Writer
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Government has set up a committee to monitor Lake Victoria water levels (PHOTO/File)

KAMPALA – Cabinet has set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee to coordinate the government response to Lake Victoria swelling water levels leading to massive flooding, loss of lives, and property.

According to Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Judith Nabakooba, Prime Minister, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda will chair the committee that is also comprised of 14 ministers and 7 agencies.

Ms. Nabakooba said a multi-sectoral National Technical Task Team has also been set up and will be chaired by the Ministry of Water and Environment to provide technical support to the Inter-Ministerial Committee.

“A national response team by the Ministry of Works and Transport has commenced operations involving surveillance and removal of the floating islands in order to protect our dams,” Nabakooba said in a statement.

As of May 21, the average water level of Lake Victoria, Uganda’s biggest water body was 13.45 meters which are 5 centimeters above the previous historical maximum level of 13.4 meters recorded in 1964.

Increased outflow from Lake Victoria has raised the water levels of Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert with resultant flooding around those lakes and further downstream.

As of May 21, the Lake Kyoga water level had exceeded its historical maximum of 13.5 meters in 1964.

So far, this rise in water levels has caused erosion of lakeshores, submerging of some small islands as well as flooding around the shores of Lake Victoria, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert, and the Nile system.

Rivers in the Rwenzori, Kigezi, and Elgon regions have also started bursting their banks causing flash floods and landslides. These have resulted in the loss of lives and property including major investments like hospitals, schools, roads, bridges, hydropower stations, and tourism, fish landing sites, water supply, and sanitation systems.

The government is advising people settling in mountainous areas of Rwenzori, Elgon, and Kigezi that are prone to landslides to move to safe places with immediate effect.

People who are doing activities within protection ones of 200 meters from the lake shores, 100 meters from river banks, and 30-50 meters from wetlands or within forest reserves have also been directed to vacate these areas.

Minister Nabakooza said the responsible law enforcement agencies have already started evicting all those in the protection zones.

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