lHEGUARDlAN, Thesday;June19,20U
For The Record CONTINUED FROM TUESDAY. MAY 22. 2012
Irrigation development and practices:
The good, the bad and the ugly (5) . Being concluding pan of the text of an inaugural \ecture series 7 delivered by Prof. Jeremiah OIude1e Ojedi'an of ladoke Akiotola University of Technology, Ogbomoso recenriy.
mulled within du-er yean In il drop 01 the Infi.c(jon r.lle from ilfIlnllial70 10 am; ro vurually nil. s.oCONCJ.USK)NSAND ItfCOMMf.NDII.~REMAIOO.
MI. Vk:e Chanalloc; 'illf distingufshtd LJdIes and genLieme'1 while J.seek not to diminish the fact ANNlIAl REroRJEDCASES OF R>UR.DISEASES ON ilw utigaoon devdopment and pr;w::tIa aR N\ma> ESWEIJUUGAIJON 5OiEME, IIAC1IA, NJGE. GOOD.ild indeoed VSlY GOOD,arid tNllhey ha\"t RIA aIobaUyconoibuted Immensely to ~aslng J. TOTABlYalso, iU1! the Other four tndemic disToad arid f1b~ production, yearround cropping. entwnd j)O\'my alleviation through declining i on this schm1evtz; sexually D,ilUmlUtd d'?m ( STD~ schisIOI§OmiasIs. filariasls..nd onwork! food priceS. provision of Immense SOllrt:eli chCJa!frlnl.s.lheSTDappe.11"S lO lOp the list in this ~ and Income gt'ner.uion to it large group perhaps due to the employment of ltiner.lnt lion of1and1ess Iaboum!.1 hive also not WOI'1ten, Gillfd su.sonals. whOse nature and come to 1lury" Irrigation d~ment and pr.tChl6ryle prwItsposes lhem 10thlsdl§USe.This dcesasll milYdppearmsome,aridsina bad Ile".'IS agrees with the assertionS of Ary.I et ill (1930) 0100 mveJ f.mer than SJl!Od news.1n iIClUilllXt, l ~~ l.uw:andGJlIes(I984)lhal ilineDnt uadcn, work· come, through thIS ~ 10 I!Xml the Impor· m ilnd businessmen ilrol.md ln1garion schemes tara and Immense ~nlilgcs 01 inigation and a~ among the risk groups of Ihis dJ.sea.se. Schistotosensitiu one and .11 10 the pilfilllS and the deYa:f. liIlions tIw hOI~ocrumd In omercounoies, aesonWsiS.a~pinaJen[~~isobseMdto ateawarenesswith a VIIt'W 10 ensunng WI the IN.d ~bemonthe l nc~WlthoWy&O~fd and ugly a~ 015 det:il11ed In this 1ectlJ.R are prevmlt'd, ooided.amel.loralrd where they have been derlecred and mlrumized ~ it may be dlf. =~theschmleWlthlN.~l!etorU'" 6cu1t to PreYI:'nt toQ(Jy. 1. Jtiolun Rice Scheme DWinguishetlladles ind gentlemen. the~ aR two SIdes loemymln, this we cmnot "shy aWol,/, from, Tht ~rl'KOl'd (Tab~ S) obtained on he~th smus arid ~I disuses ilround theltolldnIf we must be hoIistk: til dealing With ilfIysituiJIUcr Scheme Indlalcd thai malaria CoISCS wen! tion. This 5eIUlti2ation, I mnsldcr mon! ~Ieonnt highest durill4 the onsm of r.llns in r.un foml now than ever befoR, esp«laJlywlth the goYI!Ilr ment pre«rupiI!d oI5ltlS now WIth «onomK ~ wnesoC Nigena.. DWThoea ases ~ higheslln /IIt:wmlbrr, the onset of dry season at ltoiliin {T.ib1t ~.nd l heresmra[lonof peacea ndorde~it , should not releple the issues of agnrulrufe. IOOCI S~ This may be intribmed to the faa that Wolter !Tom the Jij~r Aye may ha\~ been used IOC domes- and fiIlcf' PIOduaton, lmgalion and tbr environ.. uc cookmgand drinking leading to the reponed me!lIIO backJuoond.AIso considering ~n of IOe OIdvenorW orlhe Federal goYt'l'!1tIK'flt Of Nlgp. diarrhoea c.ues. ThtronD1Jl of the ~·iU«.frlared disIeases can be iIf· nil m mE NATION newspapm in JM1uary 2012, reaed In. numbrrof ways,someoCwhkhaR mu.- d~ the fuel crtsls, lNl more dims WIll be buUl tually mnforcing. Three typrs of meimm:s are
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Vkf: ChanaUor, s:lr.disunguished ladies and gentltmen; there is therefore the I~ to mitigate tbrenvlronmenal unpacts ofirrlgadon beaU5l u thewodd's popu1auon continues: to grDYo\ dams,~uedoctS and other kinds of mfi'astruCtUR Of the: above, envtronment:i1l m nrro! mUSIJrH a~ will still have to be built, particularly in developing consid«rd to be Iong-lming.OO enVirollmem.a1ly- counDies wherr: biISk human need5 b.tve not been
ment:i1l mnrrols; and • me~ to reduce human,lVectoror
hWJl.lll/plthogen conQtt health ~UQlion, personal proteCtion me.uures and mosquito proofing
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aqu.tk: \qetilr:ion, lining canalS with ament or cWDt:. n!JUlar!y nuawling watrr Ievm, periodic r..pld drytng of ~non anals, pmoenong contamlflilOOO Of watrr bodies wilh feaces.supPIyof
wfe and oon dnnldng water, apprtlplYle' SlLing of housmg of the tumm elL forexample, In lim. balMe,ln • communOll mw.1J.hoIder lnig;lOon
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Series of interventions aimed at preventing. mitigating, or reversing soil and water degrada~on at vanous levels within inigated a~cult1Jre must be applied. some of which are applicable at field or farm level, others at system, regional. or sub regional level. These interventions may be in tenns of stringent governmental or sectorial policies, engineering applications, system management, and iniga~on/agro nomic practices
Prof. Jeremiah Diu dele Djediran
met. Such pro6eas must be boUI to higher san-
Minimalsedimem ;Oflt.muationin nJnoff waler. Systo!mma.r\ilgetnenl be . ~ttJI"5oftheschem ~whennewprojemSl!ml~lRIltedwe and SUpeMsllllautio 1IJe'> mustbeVl5itHyon must find WilystO meec demands Wllh fewer reground,llld must: be$ftnt,.y wtum«as}olnt sources, mlnfmum KOIogk:a1 disnJpUon and less parium In the bushld I of Im~bOIl. ThIS must b done byproperdtssemnallon Olillfonnation to ~f mttrVCrlDoru; aimed.u PRYmUflg. mill- r.mlersancf~to-s J)'ensunngthat: ganng, or revt't5i~ soli and WilI«degradatlon al l I'?Iisting irngauOlI iI 00 tir.J1n.age in£r.ISOUC1un ViloouslaoelSwithin lnigated oIgIiruIlu~ must .ire llnpnMd, manab~ lilfIJ mamtalned through be appl~some 01 which aR applialMe ill 6ekl ~mmmunil:Oll lo I bt\Wft"IJ managemem 01' bnn Ievd,OIhenill system, rrgIonal. or sub ~ and operiIWI"S of schcJt e. gionaJleYel Tht':se InteM'fltx:..':"l'a!be in temu 2. Topdo\o\'n and botlllUHlpapprOKhes are U5e( or sutngent gowmmenlill or policies, on tssues of provuiolta pd IRalnrm.anaollrrlgiJ:rneeortng ~Pliations, sygem managemt'fll non and draln.age ~i1J ties. 1. JJO.dcmand ....... te~ c l'llv..,'!)' [0 fa.nru are applied ~1~a1·~~!f~Thtkderill with aution to reduce :OIllOOs. and $CItes govemmenu musr: ln1plion/Agrononllc I ncuces ImervmoollS. t Insislon rrgulaTpublJcation of Envlronmen- ~ supe:rVking.uth )rlllesshouki pulon r.lIlmpao monil:Oring. auditing and swvelIlancr ground.Klequau agrot omir md exrmsIon unilS ~rrs(EIS)onaUexistlnginigatiOnschemes cons!dmng that the D.al point is ImprtM'd bxI arid waler ~ pr0ject5 CYnY SytOIrs. and flberpi'oduaton tr t 2. ~de IncendW:s formonll(xingand reduc· l Imp.1emenling mor· ~ eft ,dr:ru in1gOIuon methtiOn of ob5ened im~ of existing iniptloo ods t.JJcing cogruunce I t St'll.nd aop t)'IJeS.: 1. growIngdifferelll c u!»Oflnmxfucmgdlffefproj<m. J. ensure regula.rlndependenl survPYo(very enl crop il)QtXms, ~ vat,'r demanding crops. serultlve~oftheSchemes(e.g.he.lthslil· moredrought.ands.J1 tolfr.lfll crops. ~n1s and With (1')(n a«oomablluy 10 local peG-
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p&e and t11eir environment than In the past. ln
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aa:ording to R'fwble Cr.IP ....aler requirement esllmates and lexhma req JU"f"me!lt alculanons. 4.. man.aflng renIlizri P!llJr.lmmes soas 10 muu. maenumentsaYoiiJ.;.bI ' (OI detad unemand tr.lns.
panAssessmen~J~1U b"newproieru da~ used 1n the as5t:SSment and r..llTIt'n inpuL The fUSdficanons ....1th detaIled m
from thk report mU$l alSo be publids«l for passibIt: Input from the ~ EngfnemngApphClltions. The following engl neenttg IIltervemioru: mlJ.5l be enbud bythf' gcNenUrIent on the supeMSing authonties with Close monitoring and accouma.bUity requl~
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L Incorporation of environmenallm~ c0nsiderations In the design.consnuction, and operation of new lnigation projeru.. 2. malnlen..tnaof e:tisting irrigation infra.
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1. Provision ofdn.WgefacIUtles(where not
drain and·ensure propet'"dispos.! of dninage ef. ilu<nL 4_ F'rrwntion Dn~uction of anal seepage.& p«iiIlly mrough Iintng of main GJWs.nd secOndatycanals conveying largi! quantity of WiIter.
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pnctiieS 015 and when Gue. The lesson In the foil,,,,, tng ;wry must be applied lftheilOOvr:m:omn\4:n tati· msarelObeeffect l~ 11'5 thestory of rour peo lIe nlomed Everybod)l
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Mr ViCe ChailaUOr.sir. d.sur.guished ladlesand gendemen this Implies hOlt .:allstakehokiers must be ulI'ol'lt'd In the (\e..'l'~ !pI1.ent and ~e of ir~uon tommmiU!h! G<OO.oo keep the BAD arid the UGLY .uperu ~ :he .JraRSI minimum.