http://www.canadianworldtraveller.com/Destinations_&_Articles_Guyana_Fall_08.htm

What ever happen to preventative maintenance, while the Govt. and engineers try to find the best solutions. I remember in the 60’s to 80’s there were Rangers for the sea defense and the conservancy, these rangers will observe and prepared reports that were used for preventative or remediation work.

Why engineers or designers allow replacing railway bridges and culverts with smaller pipe culverts higher than the natural canals bottom on the ECD, was there any study? was surveyors used by the contractors to install the undersized pipe culverts?

Anmol, we all want a solution to the flooding but we expect to see it done right not rushed and promised out of compassion?. It is also time citzens play there part by stop damaging dams with their boats and cattle, report damage of dams, kokers, sluice, pumps,seawalls etc. Farmers and operators should ceased buying diesel that are consigned to irrigation pumps.

Lastly, fellow Guyanese do we not remember why the Dutch and English built houses on stilts, to avoid flooding of their homes.

http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/04/01/reo-outlines-expenditure-
in-region-4-2178b-budget/
Here’s a quote::

REGIONAL Executive Officer (REO) of Region 4 (Demerara/Mahaica), Mr. Shafdar Alli recently unveiled a $2.178B budget for 2008, noting that it is 14.8 per cent more than in 2007.
According to him, current expenditure, this year, will be in excess of $2B, for Regional Administration and Finance, Agriculture, Public Works, Education Delivery and Health Services sectors.
Regional Administration and Finance would account for $89M; Agriculture $129M; Public Works $161M; Education Delivery $1.4B and Health Services $202M, Alli said.
This year’s budget would see great improvements in a number of sectors. The work programme is based on consultation with the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) within the region and other stakeholders,” he explained.
Alli said more attention will be placed on maintaining existing structures, especially those within education and health, while the road network would be tremendously better.
The REO also pointed to the 7.6 per cent increase in Capital Works, totalling $140M, as compared to $130M in 2007, including $12.5M for the construction of two heavy-duty bridges at Clonbrook and Unity, Mahaica.
He said $38M will be spent on education and $10M of that sum is for continuing work on the Practical Instruction Centre at Buxton. Major renovation is slated for primary schools at Cane Grove and Annandale, also on East Coast Demerara and Laluni and Low Wood, along Demerara River.
The nursery school at St. Cuthbert’s Mission will also have major repairs done to it and the restoration of health centres at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara and Buxton would commence shortly.
The erection of living quarters for nurses/midwives and community health workers at St. Cuthbert’s are other scheduled projects estimated to cost $14M, Alli stated.
He said a further $26M spending is for improving roads, among them the access road at South Better Hope and First Street, Melanie Damishana, the Double Road at Logwood, Enmore and Second Street, Success, all on East Coast Demerara, as well.
Alli said agricultural development is expected to absorb $30M, for constructing a revetment at Cane Grove and a koker at Hope, East Bank Demerara, together with undertakings at canals at Clonbrook, Two Friends, Buxton and Beterverwagting.
He said tender documents for roads, bridges and developing agriculture are currently being prepared by the Engineering Department. (Nathalene DeFreitas)

the people who live there and pay taxes, are the only one have the right to elect their leaders because their lives are affected by the choices they make.