RDC to discuss way forward for long silted Friendship Canal.

Mar 02, 2019 News

Help may finally be on the way for the residents of Friendship, Pomeroon now that the Regional Democratic Council of Region Two has announced its intentions to commence discussions on the way forward in desilting the canal.

“The Friendship canal.”

Based on reports, the region recently paid a preliminary visit to the area where the Regional Executive Officer, Dennis Jaikaran, was given a firsthand experience of the harsh circumstances, which exits in the area.
The region said, yesterday, that following the visit, some ‘negotiations’ were done. A follow up is scheduled for a second visit to the area this month. Undertaking the project will be a collaborative venture between the RDC and the new NDC from within the Pomeroon.
For years the residents of Friendship and those communities that use the canal have bitterly complained about the silted state of the canal. It is believed that the canal runs parallel to the Pomeroon River from Charity to the mouth of the river.
The Pomeroon being a riverine region, will therefore mean that the canal is the primary means of access in and around the area.