Cash crop farmers of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice who are “affected by poor access to water and poor drainage,” have asked for the trench close to their farms to be cleaned.
The farmers raised the issues with Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Juan Edghill when he held a walkabout in the village on Tuesday.
The farmers who took the minister to their farms indicated that the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary-Agricultural Development Authority had provided a short-boom excavator to dig the drains but it was not adequate.
The farmers made a request for a long-boom excavator to do the job.
The minister also met with other residents who complained about improper garbage disposal by businesspersons. They also showed him the deplorable condition of the Middle Dam and asked for it to be asphalted.
The residents also pointed out to the minister
