Following the theft of fuel and the switching of a battery at the Buxton Pumping Sta-tion, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has written to the community’s Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) requesting that it investigate this matter.

In a letter addressed to Randolph Blair of the Buxton NDC, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NDIA, Lionel Wordsworth disclosed that acts of vandalism and theft were discovered during a visit by NDIA representatives to the pump station

According to the CEO, during the visit, the NDIA “recognized that the battery that was attached to the pump has been replaced by an old battery which has caused the pump to be inoperable.” He also disclosed that the fuel to be used for the operation was stolen and that it had been replaced with water.

Wordsworth, in the letter, stated that it was the NDC that had been tasked with the responsibility of providing security for the pumping station.  “The  NDC is hereby advised that they look urgently into this matter as these dastardly acts have continued”, the NDIA said.