The much-vaunted Hope Canal on the East Coast is still to undergo trials to test the functionality of the $3.6 billion drainage project although Head of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority, Lionel Wordsworth has stated the project is in its final stages.
The Canal was one of the major projects of the 2006 Jagdeo administration in the aftermath of the 2005 Great Flood. However it has encountered severe delays
