The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) said in excess of four inches of rainfall over a 24-hour period combined with high tide and wanton littering to cause overtopping in several parts of the city yesterday.
In a statement, the M&CC said “the embarrassingly large amount of garbage in the city waterways, including Styrofoam, plastic and other non-biodegradable materials are affecting the efficient and effective drainage of the city of Georgetown. Essentially this is why the council continues to appeal to all citizens to desist from dumping their waste in the canals.” It added that the constabulary has stepped up its patrol in the city and anyone found littering the streets or dumping garbage in canals would be prosecuted.
The M&CC noted that with the exception of the pumps at Riverview and JP Santos, which are being serviced at the council’s workshop, all of the Council’s hydro-flow pumps are operable. It, however, said that the pumps at Kitty and Liliendaal are electrically
