East Coast Demerara – The Government today says the flood water has been receding from the heavy rainfall during the week and that has been visible in several areas of the country. Several persons along the East Coast of Demerara were not pleased what took place last night despite there was no rain along the coat yesterday.
Trakkernews was invited this morning to several villages along the East Coast of Demerara in the vicinity of Cummingslodge, where several residents claimed that the flood water was rising in their yards and there was no rain last evening nor throughout the night.
Some speculated that there was an overtopping of the east water conservancy that may have added to their woes.
However, according to Permanent Secretary (ag), Ministry of Agriculture George Jervis, the Government has been able to implement the La Nina weather plan which was established last year, to tackle the extreme weather pattern. Interventions by the Ministry’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) are intended to improve existing drainage structures to ensure communities are not affected.
Chief Executive Officer, NDIA, Lionel Wordsworth pointed out that Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 have been affected due to rainfall exceeding the drainage system.
The country’s drainage system is built to withstand 1.5 inches of rainfall within a 24 hour period, compared to three inches experienced in some areas.
The East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC), Boerasirie conservancy and conservancies in Region Two have since recorded a rapid rise in the water levels (58.25 GD), and Wordsworth assured that they are manageable.
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