Causes of Poor Drainage System

There are many factors that lead to poor drainage system, they are as follows.

·         The materials used for the construction.

·         Lack of maintenance.

·         Attitude of people that are using the drainage system.

Materials Used for Construction.

There are materials used for constructing drainage system, if these materials are not strong and they are used the drainage can not last long because the materials that are used are not strong so it can lead to breakage or collapsing of the drainage there by obstructing then flow of storm water and at a time stagnant water leading to an area where mosquitoes breed and if not taken care of can lead to flood. So materials used for construction should be up to standard.

Lack of Maintenance

This is on both the part of the government and the community. The government should put personnel’s in place so that the drainage system will be maintain in case of blockage it can be taken care of by the personnel’s so that the water can flow very well if this things are put in place by the government it will help to prevent flooding and other diseases.

On the part of the community they should not always wait for the government they should help to dear and clean the drainage always so that the storm water can flow very well. There should be rules that are binding every individual in the community. So that they can be clean and maintain the drainage system. If these things are put in place, it will help to prevent flooding and occurrence of diseases.

Attitude of the People Using the Drainage System

This is the character of the people or the way people make used of the drainage system. You will find out that some people purposely blocked the drainage system with sand simply because they want to drive into their premises or because they are constructing a house so they have to make way for the vehicle that are coming in so they block it with sand it is not right.

Those who are trading are not left out after trading the waste that was generated by them; they will throw it right inside the drainage system. This is not right; there should be law that is binding the drainage system so that it will not be blocked by the individuals and to avoid disaster like the one that happen in Lagos and Ibadan.