River cleaning machinery arrive in Unity State. | Photo: Office of the Governor/Facebook.

The machinery for cleaning the Naam River in Unity State were shipped from Juba to Bentiu on Wednesday as they state government announced that the river-cleaning in three days.

The machines donated by the Egyptian government in 2022, are four excavators for the removal of sediments and debris from the bottom of the northern tributary of the Nile river.

“The commencement of clearing Naam River will start on first phase from Bentiu to Lake No, and the second phase from Bentiu to Bhar el Ghazal region,” said Governor Joseph Nguen Manytuil according to his office.

Governor Manytuil said the arrival of four excavators machines from Juba is a “major breakthrough to start the clearing of rivers.”

“The state and national government are determined to save our people from the natural disaster and fully optimistic that with the clearance of our rivers, it’s going to reduce and mitigate the flood drastically,” said the governor.

The machinery including river barges and bulldozers were delivered by the National Ministry of Water and Irrigation amid concerns about environmental repercussions.

Manytuil added that the state government will launch the clearing of Nam River in three days from Yoahnyang River to Lake No as the first phase and from Yoahnyang (Bentiu) to Bahr el Ghazal as the second phase.