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Title:	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF FOUR VILLAGES LOCATED DOWNSTREAM OF SHIRORO DAM IN NIGER STATE
Authors:	LIMAN, HADIZA MUHAMMAD
Keywords:	The Shiroro downstream in Niger State has been under environmental pressures caused by man and nature, particularly in villages such as Kami, Layi, Manta and Jiko. This study attempts to assess the impact of Shiroro dam on these downstream communities using remote sensing, field survey and groundtruthing, questionnaire administration and analysis. The database used include t 967 topographic map of their area, 2001 land sat TM image and 2003 Nigeria sat I-image data of the area. The remote sensing images were enhanced and classified using maximum likelihood method against six land use and land cover of the area. They include shrubs and weeds, stream and drainages, bare earth, isolated rocks, water body and crops and farmland. Other numerical figures on the economic gains and loss of the villages were extracted from the questionnaires. The study shows that Kami, Layi, Manta and Jiko lie in relatively lowland area in the down stream of Shiroro dam reservoir and the area is prone to intermittent flood event. Also over 2 million naira worth of farm products and properties were lost annually by the farmers in the four villages coupled with lots of health hazards such as malaria, cholera, typhoid fever e.t.c which they are disposed to. It is recommended that the farmers be relocated from the Bank of river Kaduna where they are presently residing to avoid future colossal loss, which may affect not only properties and land, but also their lives.
Issue Date:	Dec-2005
URI:	http://repository.futminna.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/21556
Appears in Collections:	Masters theses and dissertations

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