Government has revealed that a comprehensive strategy will have to be used in tackling any possible floods that may hit the country this rainy season.
The immediate past deputy minister in the vice president office under the disaster management and mitigation unit Gastone Sichilima said other ministries like the ministry of tourism will have to be engaged so that sensitization programmes are carried out in flood prone areas.
Mr Sichilima added that other measures to be implemented include the deepening of canals in the valleys across the country so that when rivers burst, the ordinary citizens will not be affected as the water will have channels to follow.
He further disclosed that councils in flood prone areas like lusaka, Kabwe, western province have been urged to either re-design or demolish unplanned structures.
And mr Sichilima advised farmers to change their farming circle by planting crops which easily grow and subsequently encourage food security.
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