Comments on: East Demerara conservancy rising to threatening level -Agri Ministry

By: M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett

M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:37:12 +0000

Hydropower will flood and destroy thousands of acres of forest and homelands of the interior people.

By: M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett

M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:34:02 +0000

AA, this is all it needs. No rocket science. No string theory. No esoteric hydraulic design. Just keep the canals and creeks clean/clear and the kokers functional!

By: M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett

M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:31:22 +0000

OK. But where will be the new agricultural lands? The coastal plain is the most fertile, formed from the alluvial deposits of the rivers.

By: Azwim Abdullah

Azwim Abdullah — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:18:38 +0000

From a Marine Engineering point of view. All Drainage canals, trenches,
drains should be kept clean and free of all floating debris and garbage especially plastic containers.( Government should ban importation of materials in disposable and /or non-recyclable plastic containers). We should get back on track with compulsory dredging in the Rivers and silt removal from the Creeks and Koker Approaches by way of Draglines and water- borne excavators. This is part of the infrastructure that will enhance Agricultural Production. We will need increased production of home grown food as we get in the mix of Global Recession. Get Moving Guys.The time is now.

By: hifive

hifive — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:40:16 +0000

Incompetence + Greed = disaster, resulting in more funding for projects that was completed every year prior. Ever heard heard about annual flood relief program/project?. NDIB has a head who has minimal experience in engineering field work and is affiliated to an engineering company that is consultant to NDIB, so why solve the problem and stop the consultancy?.

By: caesar agustus

caesar agustus — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:45:43 +0000

I am involved in Building. I have been saying it for a long time.Guyanese habitation of the Coastlands is a disaster waiting to happen.Everyone on the coastlands should abandon those unsafe areas, and seek new housing communities on higher ground futher inland.

By: Sherwin Gill

Sherwin Gill — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:39:33 +0000

Our govt has no plan for this country, honestly. if there was there would have been a mandate for people to resettly off the coast to higher lands.In the earlies, both parties would have seen the threat from the atlantic ocean, forget conservancy for now. the ocean will pose a greater flood threat in the furure. oceans will reclaim lands that were drained for people to live on. if they don’t make a city in the Hills in the next 15 yrs some big sunami wil recover the coastal plain. we would definitely be unable to drain such levels of water, 4 inches wreaks havoc.

By: michael tannassee

michael tannassee — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:39:00 +0000

… she was the messenger ,, don’t light the fire under her while she’s tied to the stake ! plz,,, the child was told to tell what “they” think was good for those who would believe anything abt the rain,, since afterall who is going to ? that is not de rain ! an de rain fallin ,,,,,,

By: M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett

M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:11:32 +0000

If people read Maya’s papers they would be able to make more informed comments.

By: Kaieteur Gold

Kaieteur Gold — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:44:26 +0000

Re: “Just remember – “The Laws Of Gravity” folks!” And, Think Hydro-Power!

By: Desi

Desi — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:34:09 +0000

But wait! Stop press! The NDIB’s Corporate Secretary wrote that disaster had been averted owing to preventive measures taken by the Board. Is wha really ‘appen now??

By: Kaieteur Gold

Kaieteur Gold — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:33:33 +0000

It might depend on whether the “Economics” were studied in the old Soviet Union, London, the U.S.A or Guyana (if you were lucky ones during the L. F. S. Burnham then you got to understand the values of computations such as IRR, DCFROR, ERR…. very well. Now, throw in the Technical Analyses skills set with those and see what you get. After all, the “BRAINIACS” at companies like INTEL (USA), and the Guyana National Engineering Corporation (GNEC), GUYMINE (BOSAI)…. may be able to inform about the value-added of the “SILICA SAND HILLS” along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway along with the bauxite “over-burden” for road construction. :-$ :-$ :-$ !

By: michael tannassee

michael tannassee — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:26:45 +0000

… brilliant ! only it is much more of the same by the D&I

Where from did u come up with this mosquito mentality ! abt how to drain the largest watershed on the planet of which we r a part of the landscape of which u dont have a clue,, — don’t feel bad ure in an exclusive club of the clueless — of and that includes ,, the “world bank”,, IADB ,, ECLAC,, the govt of GUYANA,, all the opposition,, and even those with their “band-aid,, spit an chewingum,, an inexhaustive rolls of duct tape” as the primary source to
avert what is inevitable to unfold in GY as is being experienced on every continent on the planet !…..

By: M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett

M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:24:00 +0000

And the Laws of Economics!

By: M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett

M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:23:03 +0000

Maya,tanx for posting the links. Very info. Not really rocket science (cliche, cliche, I know) or string theory to minimize flooding in Guyana. Just keep the canals, outfalls and kokers clean and functional.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:44:43 +0000

STONEBLISS: Go drink up some of that excess water and stick to the topic :)

NEways….what music cd do you have. Tell me, I’ll buy it.

Cheers.

By: EastCoast

EastCoast — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:14:11 +0000

Actually, the Gov’t drained the EDWC days before the rainy season began. If they blew the Conservancy during the rainy season then Mahaica/Mahaicony Creek areas would flood faster because it’s too much water for creeks to flow. That would result in massive losses to the region… Now that the water is rising to dangerous levels, it will have to go some where; they have two options: flood these two Creek areas or wait for it to top over; it’s more like a dilemma.

By: Kaieteur Gold

Kaieteur Gold — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:58:29 +0000

All the flooding in Guyana is “MAN-MADE” – the trenches and drains were dug by the Guyanese man to enhance his civilization in Guyana (like elsewhere around the world) Here is the solution to the problem – simply fill all the canals, trenches and drains up (restore the land masses to its natural state before the canals, trenches, drains…. were dug) and build elevated (above ground) tunnels (and use large high efficiency pumps) to drain the excess water into the Atlantic Ocean and the rivers in Guyana or simply dig another “PANAMA-LIKE CANAL” (cutting out all the hundreds of canals…) to drain the excess water from the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC).

Just remember – “The Laws Of Gravity” folks!

By: Maya Trotz

Maya Trotz — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:29:51 +0000

http://www.eng.usf.edu/~matrotz/docs/disaster_diaspora_trotz_2008_new

I just presented that paper at a conference in New Zealand on Sustainable Infrastructure. It’s really upsetting to read about the flooding in Guyana this season and the slow response thus far to those affected.

http://www.eclac.cl/cgi-bin/getProd.asp?xml=%2Fpublicaciones%2Fxml%2F0%2F26950%2FP26950.xml&xsl=%2Fportofspain%2Ftpl-i%2Fp9f.xsl&base=%2Fportofspain%2Ftpl%2Ftop-bottom.xsl

That’s the link to an ECLAC report published in 2005 on the floods that year. Curious to know how many of the project suggestions were later funded and developed.

By: Sarkar

Sarkar — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:22:38 +0000

How much more can this nation take?? Why wasn’t the level of the EDWC kept manageable? Did the Conservancy Board have to wait until a critical stage is reached in order to open the ‘flood gates’? This is what preparedness is about? This ‘wait and see’ attitude will be the death of GY. At the start of the rainy season why didn’t the CB and NDIA work with Hydromet to predict rainfall and drain the ECWC accordingly??? Now the upper reaches of the creeks which are already flooded will have additional deluge from the savannahs. WAY TO GO GUYANA!!! FREDDIE IS RIGHT, THIS GOVERNMENT DOES NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. FOR THAT MATTER… DO GUYANESE LEADERS KNOW???

By: Kaieteur Gold

Kaieteur Gold — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:11:30 +0000

What nonsense is this; re: “According to the release, these dams were reportedly sold to private contractors by various NDCs.”??? Shouldn’t “dams” in Guyana be public thoroughfare – always!

By: Kaieteur Gold

Kaieteur Gold — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:04:23 +0000

The “Chorus Line” anyone! The same ole, same ole stories all over again – just where are the Guyanese (or foreign BRAINIACS) to come up with feasible strategies for the abundance of fresh water from the EDWC???

By: GTRL

GTRL — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:31:24 +0000

Looking for a good reason to blame for the floods ? Global Warming. However, 70 percent of the drainage canals; the Sidelines and Midwalks that run from the East Demerara Water Conservancy to the Atlantic Ocean are blocked up. Some canals in Georgetown have plastic bottles and so on, but most of the drainage system along the coastal areas is not working – and the reason is not Global Warming or plastic bottles. The network of Sidelines and Midwalks that used to take a lot of pressure off the Conservancy is not functioning. Years ago farmers could have paddled a canoe from the villages all the way to the Conservancy, but nowadays most of these trenches are blocked up. People have to simply abandon a lot of their farms.
What is going to happen next is they are going to open the sluices at the upper Mahaica River, dump all the water into the Mahaica River and flood out the place.
RL

By: onepeople

onepeople — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:50:34 +0000

PPP cannot take care of anything the don’t care the shut up everyone who criticize them and yet there record shows what a mess the are this problem should have been fixed since the 2005 flooding.If the government cannot take care of there own supporters by protecting them or making sure there crops are not destroyed how can the take care of other citizens who have not voted for them .The ppp supporters are suffering the most through this flooding this is how this government cares.We need leaders that care for everyone.