With the El Nino drought deepening, some farmers in Mahaica are angry that their crops are at risk of dying because others are pumping water indiscriminately despite a rotation schedule instituted by the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary-Agriculture Development Authority (MMA-ADA).
The farmers from the Perseverance/Handsome Tree area are insisting that the MMA-ADA take stern action against those who are pumping water exclusively for their own needs.
While the farmers were incensed yesterday at the growing threat to their crops, the MMA-ADA is of the view that the situation is improving. In light of the intense competition for water, the MMA-ADA has implemented a rotation schedule for five blocks to tap the water being pumped from the Kuliserabo and Mahaica creeks into irrigation canals. However, farmers in the
