The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has dispatched two excavators to clear the foreshore at Number 43 Village, a move meant to improve drainage in Black Bush Polder. A release from the Authority noted that recently, Black Bush Polder has been experiencing prolonged flooding, and the NDIA, being dissatisfied with the rate at which water was being discharged, set out to assist with works to improve the drainage in the area.
As such, they dispatched a pontoon with two excavators, which will be used to clear the foreshore. That exercise will be a complement to works already completed on the canal outfall.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NDIA, Frederick Flatts, explained that even with the outfall cleared, unless the foreshore is too, flooding will persist. “As we are aware, recently there was flooding at Yakusari, Black Bush Polder— that is the same drain that is used to discharge water from the Yakusari area. Because the flooding was fairly prolonged the NDIA was not satisfied with the rate at which the water was being discharged from that area, and so to assist with the drainage we dispatched that pontoon with two excavators to help improve the rate of drainage,” Flatts said.
