MMA-ADA begins construction on section of Bellamy canal

The Mahaica Mahaicony Abary Development Authority (MMA/ADA) has started construction of a section of the Bellamy canal and is also simultaneously constructing a sea dam from the excavated material.

According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) report, it is hoped that this would help to alleviate flooding of lands between the old Bellamy canal and the foreshore.

GINA also said works have been completed on the channel from Hyde Park to the new Retrieve sluice and on the