Residents waiting to see if revetment will protect Craig from river

Employees of M&B Construction company effecting works to the river defence at Craig on the East Bank of Demerara last weekend.

Residents of Craig on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) have reservations as regards river revetment in the area which is nearing completion while the authorities express satisfaction at the work being undertaken.

During the last quarter of 2010, the authorities green-lighted a $64M contract for works to be effected to the area and Government engineer, Walter Willis, told Stabroek News on Thursday that the contractor, M&B Construction, is working to complete the project shortly, noting that the infrastructure being built