Efforts are currently underway to drain flooded cattle grazing grounds in Black Bush Polder in Region Six but Agriculture Minister Noel Holder says this could pose problems for rice lands located in the area.
“…Now Canje is overflowing its banks and flooding them [grazing grounds] out, so the cattle population to some extent [is] in jeopardy…,” Holder told reporters at a post-Cabinet press briefing yesterday, while revealing that although pumps have been installed at various points, rice lands may also be in danger.
An engineering team is currently in the area assessing the situation. There are reports that a large number of animals have so far perished but during a recent flyover officials only spotted around 20 carcasses.
