Over 60% of rice in Region Six is under threat, according to President of the Rice Producers’ Association (RPA) Leekha Rambrich, who says farmers could lose millions of dollars due to dereliction by pump operators at Black Bush Polder.
Rambrich told Stabroek News that rice fields from No 51 Village to Whim on the Corentyne are affected by the actions of the operators, who have refused to turn the pumps on.
According to him, the four pump operators, who are staying at a house in the compound of the pump station, are upset that they are not being provided with electricity.
