Since 2005, more than $4.1B has been spent on drainage and irrigation in Region Five to control flooding of the Mahaicony and Mahaica Creek areas caused by the controlled release of water from the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC).
According to Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy, in a written response to a question posed in the National Assembly by APNU MP Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, the funds were spent on revetment works, structural and earthen works, construction of sluices as well as on empoldering and embankment works in the areas.
Ramsammy stated that of the total, $1.9B was spent on the construction of the Northern Relief Channel of the
