Efforts to minimise effects of La Nina weather conditions continue

Drainage interventions in vulnerable communities continue by the Ministry of Agriculture to minimise the effects of prolong heavy rainfall currently being experienced due to La Nina weather conditions.

            Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, last evening visited the communities including Montrose, Good Hope, Better Hope, and Hope, East Coast Demerara, to monitor ongoing drainage and possible interventions those areas.

            All systems have been put on a high state of alert and additional resources and regional bodies have been mobilized to make possible interventions in vulnerable communities.

The following is an update of steps taken by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) and other key agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture to address this situation:

Steps taken in the past twenty four hours to boost drainage:

Region 2

• Mobile pump has been deployed to L’Union
• Sluice at Uno creek has been reactivated
• Excavator has been deployed to L’Union out fall

Region 3

·        Continuous maintenance of Canals Number 1 and 2 main drainage system

·        Cleaning of 600 rods channel in Bell West residential area Canal  Number 2 Polder

·        Excavation of bypass at Hubu

·        Cleaning of sections of Parika main drain

 Region 4

• Installation of two tractor driven drainage pumps at Enmore/Foulis
• Cleaning of outfall channel at Hope East Coast Demerara. Sluice door is now operable
• Excavation of bypass channel from Plaisance to Better Hope to aid in the removal of high flood water between Better Hope and Montrose
• Installation of drainage tube and additional mobile pumps at Nooten Zuil
• Excavation of bypass and reactivation of sluice in the Betterverwagting area to aid in the removal of flood waters

Region 5

• Excavator deployed to seal overtopping of the Mahaica River embankment on the left side
• Installation of two drainage tubes on the left bank of the Mahaicony River, in the Barabara area
• Installation of tractor driven drainage pump at Burma, Mahaicony

Region 6

• Cleaning and excavation works to improve the efficiency of the Number 43 outfall is on going
• Additional mobile pumps installed at Number 43 Sluice
• Sealing of overtopping of fish pound embankment at Belvidere

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