Water in the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) rose above safe levels following the heavy rains yesterday but has since stabilised and water is being discharged around-the-clock.
Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson at a news briefing yesterday at NCN revealed that while the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has been mulling utilising the long-delayed, still-to-be-commissioned $3.6 billion Hope Canal should the EDWC surpass the supply level, that plan has since changed. He said that the Agriculture Minister has advised that the project is not yet ready. This project had been one of the major enterprises of the former PPP/C government.
Heavy rainfall yesterday flooded Georgetown as well as communities along the
