Dear Editor,

It was indeed a great pleasure to see that the Regional Administration of Region #9 has constructed an alternate road from Lethem to Katoonarib which connects Lethem to the Deep South Rupununi. This route will be most useful during the rainy season when the Rupununi River becomes so swollen that it prevents use of the traditional roads which usually causes numerous hardships for residents of the South Rupununi.

For decades, the only access roads to the South Rupununi was via Dadanawa, and along the left and right banks of the Rupununi River. At the peak of the rainy season the Rupununi River becomes so swollen that it extends many miles into the savannahs, turning the access roads into virtual waterways. Traffic comes to a standstill and untold hardships are faced by residents of the South Rupununi……