The rainy weather is hampering works on the Hope Canal project, with two major components only about one-third complete ahead of the August 31 deadline.
To date, the Head Regulator (HR) for the Canal is 34% completed and the High Level Outfall structure is 33% completed, Chief Executive Officer of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Lionel Wordsworth told Stabroek News.
In contrast, the excavation of the canal itself is 90% completed, with various other associated works such as trimming and shaping the embankment, stockpiling and draining suitable clay for construction of the embankment, the installation of geo-textile as well as construction of alternative drainage channels being
