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Federal Ministry of Water Resources is now to give clearance for the construction of dams in all parts of the country. Minister of Water Resources Mukhtari Shagari stated this in an interview with the newsmen in Abuja. Shagari said the directive had become necessary to ensure adherence to the existing rules and guidelines on dam construction. “It will also check the abuse of maintenance standards by states and private organisations as well as prevent floods and collapse of dams in the country," he said. The minister said experts in the ministry had attributed the prevailing cases of floods in the country to negligence and bad design by the state or private firms that handled dam construction. He cited the Birnin Ruwa dam in Zamfara State which, he noted, was among the oldest state-owned dams that suffered neglect by the government, resulting in its collapse.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A U.S. contractor has been sentenced to six months in prison and six months of monitored home confinement for paying illegal gratuities to a former U.S. Army Director of Contracting and violating the Travel Act in connection with U.S. Army contracts awarded from an Army recreational facility in Germany, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today. Ellis Aaron Abramson, 40, of Merrick, N.Y., was sentenced today by Judge Sandra J. Feurstein at the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York, in Central Islip. Abramson, the president and former owner of Bramson House, Inc., admitted in his April 2006 guilty plea that he paid gratuities in connection with contracts awarded to Bramson House by the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort, Armed Forces Recreation Center (AFRC Europe), in Garmisch, Germany.
The use of prefabricated pods and modules within the construction industry is rising dramatically, as these constructions potentially offer major reductions in costs and time spent onsite. This seminar will address this growing industry by focusing on: The pros and cons of using a pre-fabrication and pods in construction The design cycle required to make prefabs and pods work Integrating the manufacture and installation of pre-fabricated sections and modules into the construction cycle The lessons learned off-site the view of the fabricator How well does it work? Case studies from completed projects Benefits of Attendance The seminar will highlight the benefits of using a pre-fabricated solution in the construction industry, addressing the requirements for design, planning installation and integration of both the building fabric elements and the building services systems; and the potential pitfalls of introducing this method of building.
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