Ondo begins demolition of buildings blocking waterways amid flood risks
A statement signed by Williams Oni, the Director of Information of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, stated that the exercise, which started along Oyemekun Road, a metropolitan artery in capital city, forms part of a wider campaign by the state government to remove developments obstructing natural drainage channels.
An apartment marked for demolition The demolition was jointly carried out by the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development and the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Technical and Ecological Control.
Speaking during the exercise, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Sunday Olajide, warned developers and property owners against erecting buildings on waterways or within government setbacks without approval.
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