New canal to enhance Canals Polder drainage – Ramsammy

Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy today disclosed that a new canal and associated structures will be built to improve drainage in the Canals Polder, West Demerara and a new drainage channel will be opened up at Johanna, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne.

In a letter, he was responding to a February 13th editorial in Stabroek News which had criticized the government over the state of drainage in the Canals Polder and Yakusari, Black Bush.

The editorial had pointed