Contract signed for conservancy study

Six years after a devastating flood in which it is believed to have played a major role, a US$2.7M contract was signed on Wednesday for studies of the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) aimed at gaining a better understanding of how it operates.

The deal is a consultancy contract between the Guyana Government and Mott McDonald from the United Kingdom and CEMCO Inc. and will see a study and assessment on the EDWC, being undertaken in a comprehensive way.  It was signed at Flag Staff, Cane Grove, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara. It falls under the US$3.8M Conservancy