Drainage works underway along East Coast as heavy rains put residents on edge

Water being pumped out of Greenfield on the East Coast of Demerara yesterday.

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is clearing the outfall channel to ensure the sluice at Bee Hive, East Coast Demerara is working, even as residents brace for flooding given the high levels of water recorded following heavy rainfall this week.

The community and neighbouring Ann’s Grove, Dochfour and Clonbrook and other nearby low-lying areas are susceptible