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Food supplies still to reach Rupununi flood victims – AFC

Jun 09, 2011 News

The Alliance for Change has stated that despite media reports to the contrary, food supplies have yet to reach residents of the Rupununi who have been seriously affected by the flooding in the region.
At a press briefing, yesterday, the political party cited its source as AFC Member of Parliament, David Patterson, who has apparently been stranded in the Rupununi since last weekend.
AFC Presidential Candidate, Khemraj Ramjattan, called the road to Lethem a lifeline for the people in the Rupununi. Food, fuel and other supplies that would normally get to the Rupununi by road will be disrupted until the dry season begins in October.
This is because the area only has one annual rainy season from May to October giving the Government seven months to maintain the road during the dry season.
Ramjattan called the government’s failure to do so “indicative of their incompetence”. The Presidential Candidate said that for the year, no maintenance work has been done on the road. He said that when the residents began to complain about the state of the roadway two weeks ago, with the onset of the rainy season, the Administration began scrambling.
The government subsequently announced that they would be sending in contractors to undertake $110M worth of repairs.
Ramjattan stated, “The AFC condemns this wanton waste of tax payers’ money since, no road maintenance work could be done during the rainy season. Whatever is attempted will be washed away. Already, the road is under water and several bridges have broken away because of the flood and Government’s tardiness.”
“It was only last week that the Administration approved in the National Assembly two supplementary financial papers totaling over $6B, while five months ago they approved the largest budget ever in this country.”
He also noted that in an attempt to assist the affected residents of the region, efforts are underway by the AFC to acquire water purification and rehydration tablets in preparation for the after effects of the flood and the prevention of water borne diseases.

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