The Bauchi State Project Management Unit of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACReSAL) project is to intervene at the Yankari Game Reserve in the renovations and restoration of degraded lands.
This was made known by the state project coordinator, Dr Ibrahim Kabir in an interaction with the management of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and management of the reserve during an inspection visit to the Game Reserve yesterday.
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Kabir said the intervention will come in two phases of short and long terms. “Procurement of Safari vehicles, renovation of accommodation and security outposts, solarization of the game reserve, delineation of the reserve area as well as capacity building of the entire staff and provision of needed gadgets at the game reserve form part of short term activities of the intervention.
“Earth Dam construction, access road to the historical marshal caves and habitat restoration to ensure conservation of degraded lands in the reserve were considered as the long term,” he said.
He emphasized that ACReSAL, World Bank project deals with justification and deliverables, and urged the team to be prudent, trustworthy and focus on the implementation of the proposed projects.
On her part, the commissioner of culture and tourism, Asma’u Giade commended the state project coordinator and entire team for bringing this intervention to the Yankari Game Reserve.
She said the intervention is timely and will go a long way in solving most of the reserve’s challenges of encroachment and degradation of lands among others, and added that it will improve the revenue generation of the state.