Leaning revetment angers Kumaka

This dragline has malfunctioned several times for long periods during revetment works at the waterfront.

Angry residents of Kumaka in the Mabaruma Sub-Region have expressed concern about the state of ongoing revetment works there as the Aruka River continues to threaten the area.

Since last November works have been ongoing to save the business hub from the river, however during a visit by Stabroek News to the area last week, members of the business community there told this newspaper that they were frustrated at the works being undertaken. The revetment work is the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Works.

“These people working there do not even have a plan because they keep packing mud within that so-called revetment and it making absolutely no sense”, a resident who is familiar with the