The rehabilitation of the dykes on the Logone built up to 80%

The rehabilitation of the dyke on the Logone is 80% complete and will be fully completed in a few weeks, the head of state announced.

The nightmare of the residents of the two defense dykes of Lake Maga and the Logone River will soon be a thing of the past. Semry, awardee of the work has completely renovated the ridge and has repaired the main critical points.

Due to SUC’s expertise, Semry was entrusted to the rehabilitation work at precarious parts of the dam for the protection of the Logone River, with a distance of 42 km. An interdepartmental mission led by Raymond Blaise Tchoukuegno, Assistant Director of infrastructure at the Ministry of economy, planning and regional development (Minepat) visited the site to evaluate and assess the progress of emergency.

At the site, the interdepartmental team covered the distance from Guidim to Pouss where the main critical points are located. The technician who ensures the project management of this construction has confirmed the good quality of the materials and compaction used.

According to the Assistant Director of infrastructure at Minepat, the specification was very well met. This mission "was to ensure that all critical points likely to cause problems for the populations have been identified and treated. We have toured this Dyke from one point to another and we noted a few points and made requirements. If not for the arrival of heavy rainfall everything will have been done", concluded the head of the mission.

The Deputy Director-general of the Semry, Robert Nyonseu, pointed out that the work entrusted to his structure has been carried out to date at about 80%. He promised that the construction will be permanently finished by the end of July 2015, that is, before the heavy rains. The inter-departmental team are in charge of these backup to resolve the small shortcomings observed.

As a reminder, emergency work on these two dykes was suggested by the head of state after the severe floods recorded in 2012. It was entrusted to Semry and military engineering under two agreements signed with Minepat.

These works are to be dissociated from those to be undertaken by the emergency response Project for Flood Control in the Far North (PULCI) funded at 54 billion through the World Bank.