As the government pursues a holistic approach to fixing Guyana’s drainage system, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson and Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder yesterday met a Dutch Risk Reduction team, which is here in a consultancy capacity.
According to a press release from the ministry, the visit by the team from the Netherlands is in response to a request for assistance which Patterson made in July. In his correspondence, the release said, Patterson sought assistance in a number of areas, including urban drainage, hydraulic and coastal engineering, water resource management and planning and disaster and risk management.
The meeting, which was held at the Agriculture Ministry, saw the ministers and three-member Dutch team of Rob Steijn,
