Work has commenced on the breaches of the river wall and outfall channels that had resulted in Bartica being flooded for more than a week, according to Mayor Gifford Marshall.
Giving an update yesterday to Stabroek News, Marshall explained that since the rain eased and the tide went down, the council has succeeded in draining the floodwater and as a result work was started to rectify the sea defence breaches.
“We were able to remedy the situation and the engineer [from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure] did a complete assessment,” Marshall pointed out.
He explained that they were able to
