Water receding in affected regions

Jan 04, 2009 News

Subsequent to continuous monitoring and interventions by the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), to support the various regions in areas affected by heavy rainfall, accumulated water continues to recede.
The Ministry of Agriculture has redeployed technical staff and equipment to
critical areas from areas that have drained and experienced significant water reduction as critical works continue in anticipation of the extended rainy season.
In addition, the NDIA continues to collaborate with various support agencies to undertake critical interventions to reduce the level of water in affected communities in the various regions.
Medical teams as well as veterinary and crop officers were also deployed to affected areas.
In Region Two, NDIA’s Chief Executive Officer, Lionel Wordsworth, said that the water level is low throughout the Essequibo Coast and that additional work to desilt the Andrews outfall is ongoing. He added that there was also the installation of two drainage culverts at Andrews.
In Region Three, Regional Chairman, Julius Faerber, said that all kokers were operational with the exception of the La Jalousie sluice door which is being rehabilitated. He added that water levels had dropped. Excavation work, he said, is ongoing at the La Jalousie and Parika end and a dragline is also in the process of clearing the Canal No. 2 Polder main drain.
The Regional Chairman said that the Windsor Forest, La Jalousie and Blankenburg outfalls were heavily silted but works will commence with the availability of the NDIA dredging pontoon.
In Region Four, Wordsworth said, accumulated water was continuing to recede from affected communities with interventions by the NDIA. These areas include Enterprise, Paradise, Dazzell Housing Scheme and Lusignan.
He added that the NDIA has completed dredging of the Victoria outfall.
In Region Five, Regional Chairman Harrinarine Baldeo said that the Mahaica, Mahaicony and Abary Creeks continue to have high levels of water.
He stated that the Mahaica / Mahaicony / Abary /Agricultural Development Authority (MMA / ADA) and NDIA continue to undertake critical works at strategic locations to prevent overtopping of dams and sealing of breaches made by cattle and farmers.
The Regional Chairman said that water had drained off a lot but the rain continued.
He noted that the residential areas in the region were affected by the accumulation of water since the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) had not done its work satisfactorily.
He said that the embankment of the Mahaica creek was done by MMA/ADA and clearing of outlets were done at Dantzig and Now or Never.
In Region Six Regional Chairman, Zulfikar Mustapha said yesterday that the region was experiencing heavy rainfall and No. 19 village was the worst affected. He added that the tube at Seawell, No. 19 had been reopened.
The water, he stated, had receded in most areas and a medical team was at No. 19 and would move on to other affected areas in the region.
Wordsworth also said that accumulated water continue to recede in Black Bush Polder and along the Corentyne Coast.
There was no accumulation of water in Region Ten.

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