Summary of Preparation for the May/June 2007 Rains.

 National Drainage and Irrigation Authority

1. Total Cost expended on preparations between January-May 2007:G$ 379.5 M
2. The Government invested $3.8 Billion in drainage and irrigation for the past two years.
3. 47 Projects are on-going in Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 to prepare the current D&I system for the above normal (40% above) May/June rains.
4. Farmers from Mahaica, Mahaicony and Abary Creeks benefited from two (2) days of free drainage works by government excavators amounting to 57 miles of canals, raising of flood embankments and building of high grounds for cattle. These works were completed at a total cost of $130-million.
5. Regional D&I committees have been established to monitor the Drainage system during the May/June 2007 rains. The committees are chaired by the Regional Chairman.
6. The acquisition of thirty thousand (30,000) sand bags as a precautionary measure is cases of overtopping in vulnerable areas.
7. New machinery such as excavators (long reach), punts, pontoons and boats for the East Demerara Water Conservancy and bulldozers to upgrade D&I access dams.
8. There are inter-agency meeting with Sea and River defence, NDIA, GUYSUCO, Civil Defence Commission, MMA, Conservancies representative, Regional Chairman No’s 2, 3,4,5,6 and 10. Also consultations are being held with the City Engineer’s Department.
9. A communication centre is currently being established at the NDIA and will be completed shortly. In the meanwhile communications are being carried out using cell and landline phones.
10. An established hotline for members of the public to make reports, receive clarifications and feedback on complaints relating to drainage and irrigation issues.
11. There are 24 hrs monitoring personnel in the EDWC.

 

DRAINAGE WORKS IMPLEMENTED AND IN PROGRESS FOR THE 2007 MAY/JUNE

	Description of Works	Cost G$
	Region No. 2
1	Construction of Drainage Sluice at Charity, Essequibo.	36.0
2	Installation of New sluice door at Windsor Castle.	1.0
3	Servicing of Drainage pumps.	0.5
4	Construction of New Sluice door at Three Friends, Essequibo.	1.2
	Region No. 3
5	Manual of Cleaning of Canal No. 1 and No. 2	1.0
6	Maintenance of 13,00 rods of canals within the Vreed-En-Hoop La Jalousie Water Users Association Area	4.0
7	Maintenance of 1300 rods of canals within Vergenoegen/Naamryck Water Users Area.	7.0
8	Construction of Drainage Structure at Leguan Island.	10.0
9	Installation of Winch at Canefield Leguan Island.	1.5
10	Installation of HDPE tube culvert at Palmyra Wakenaam.	0.5
11	Construction of Revetment at Warami, Boerasirie Conservancy	7.0
	Region No. 4
12	Mechanical cleaning of Craig Milne/Victoria Drainage canal	1.0
131	Mechanical Cleaning of Belfield Main Drainage Canal	1.0
4	Replacement of Power Cable on the # 1 Victoria pump.	6.5
15	Maintenance of 33,600 rods of canals in the Cane Grove Water Users Association Area.	9.3
16	Maintenance of 18,500 rods of canals in the Golden Grove/Victoria Water Users Association Area.	4.4
17	Maintenance of 28,000 rods of canals in the Ann’s Grove/Two Friends, Dutch Four CDC Area.	6.7
18	Maintenance of 23,000 rods of canals within the Hope Coconut Industries Area.	5.5
19	Maintenance of 5,500 rods of canals within the Belfield CDC Area.	1.3
20	Maintenance of 7,300 rods of canals within the Cove and John CDC Area.	1.7
21	Maintenance of 9,500 rods of canals within the Haslington and Greenfield CDC areas.	2.2
22	Maintenance of 18,000 rods of canals within Friendship East Bank Demerara, areas.	4.3
23	Maintenance of 6000 rods of canals in Craig, East Bank Demerara.	1.4
24	Jetting of Greenfield Sluice Outfall Channel	0.5
25	Installation of Mobile Pump at Hope Sluice Outfall Channel.	0.4
26	Repairs to Lilladrie Sluice, Friendship, East Bank Demerara	0.5
	Region No. 5
27	Construction of Revetment and desilting of Bellamy Sluice inlet and Outlet Channel.	23.0
28	Spraying of weeds in Mahaicony Creek.	1.5
	MMA/ADA
29	Rehabilitation of 90 miles of secondary canals within the MMA area has commenced.	25.0
30	Maintenance of the Primary system canals.	30.0
31	Repairs to Hypark sluice.	2.0
32	Maintenance of Sluice structures along the Right Bank of the Abary River.	2.0
	Region No. 6
33	Cleaning and Excavation of Busslelust Drainage Canal.	1.4
34	Excavate whim Drainage Canal	1.2
35	Excavation of Drainage Canal in Kokriete Savannah	9.5
36	Excavation of No. 51-52 outfall channel.	1.0
37	Maintenance of No. 66 Creek	1.0
38	Maintenance of No. 52/74 Façade Drain	1.2
39	Maintenance of Crabwood Creek Façade Drain	0.5
40	Maintenance of 18,000 rods of canals and drains within Black Bush Polder Water Users Area.	7.0
41	Maintenance of 65,400 rods of drains and canals within No’s 52/74 Water Users Area.	9.0
41	Maintenance of 10,000 rods of canals and drains within Crabwood Creek Water users Area.	4.5
	Region No. 10
42	Construct Revetment at Catiburi embankment.	0.5
43	Maintenance of Ice water creek	1.8
44	Desilting of Kaka Kara River mouth	1.0
45	Cleaning of Drains in West Watooka, Industrial Area, Poker Street, Kara Kara, Blue Berry Hill, Silvercity.	10.0
	East Demerara Water Conservancy
46	Repairs to Kofi Relief Channel Embankment	12.0
47	Maintenance of Water ways within the EDWC	1.0
Total Cost		262.5

 

 Other Drainage and Irrigation Works

Item No	Description of Works		Cost G$
1.0	Excavation of Drainage Channel in Melanie/ Enterprise.		1.5 M
2.0	Cleaning of drainage canal in LBI		0.5 M
3.0	Cleaning of Drainage channel at Friendship/Elsie.		0.4 M
4.0	Cleaning of Canal No. 1 and No. 2 main drain.		0.6 M
5.0	Cleaning of internal drains and outlet in Bell West.		0.4 M
6.0	Cleaning of drains and canals in Region No. 10		25.0 M
7.0	Cleaning of main drain in Enterprise.		0.6 M
8.0	Excavation of outfall channel at Mac Author Sluice.		1.5 M
9.0	Cleaning of sections of CNC canal		0.5 M
	Award of Contracts
8.0	Supply and Installation of 2 large Hydraulically Driven Drainage Pumps in Region No. 3 and 4		86.0 M
115.0 M

 

Total Cost: G$ 379.5 M