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Dredging of the
N7.8 billion Nworie River project in Owerri, has resumed after many
months of inactivity at the site. Work resumed at the site following
the repairs of one of the dredging equipment which was grounded at
Assumpta Cathedral, Owerri, the site of the project.

The project is
being executed by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in
partnership with the Imo government. An engineer with RUODO Nigeria
Limited, the company handling the project, said more dredging machines
will be mobilised to complement the four on ground.

The engineer, who
prefers anonymity, said full-scale dredging had commenced and that the
contract had three-year lifespan from 2009 when the company mobilised
to site.