Famers urged to be vigilant, as flooding expected to continue

Dr Leslie Ramsammy

With a view to ensuring that farmers’ losses are minimized, Government through the agriculture ministry is ensuring that there is dam maintenance and construction, and is deploying pumps and excavators to flood affected areas, GINA has said.

Yesterday, President Donald Ramotar, Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy, National Drain-age and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), Chief Executive Officer Lionel Wordsworth and Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary/Agricultural Develop-ment Authority, General Manager Rudolph Gajraj visited several areas in Regions Four and Five where they interacted with farmers and residents.

During the meetings at several points in