The government is in a race to seal a decrepit section of the Mahaicony sea defence before spring tides return on October 26 and around 50,000 tonnes of boulders will be needed.
Spring tides last week surged through one section of the fragile defences where natural protection mangroves had been washed away and salt water has ruined large swathes of rice acreage.
The Department of Public Information (DPI) yesterday reported that Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson disclosed that he has met with contractors concerning the breach of the Mahaicony’s earthen embankment caused by the recent spring tides.
