Following government’s recent criticism of the Mayor and City Council’s management of Georgetown’s pumps and sluices after citywide flooding just over a week ago, Mayor Ubraj Narine has asked City Engineer Colvern Venture for a full account.
On December 10, 2021, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha, following a visit to the various pump stations and sluices around Georgetown, had observed that the Ruimveldt North (River View) sluice was not properly functioning and that as a result persons who lived nearby experienced major flooding.
In a press release, the Ministry of Agriculture stated that residents complained that some of the sluices were left open, which resulted in flooding in several parts of the city. In addition, the Ministry posted on its Facebook page that residents of Ruimveldt North claimed that the operator who is responsible for operating the sluice did not do so promptly which resulted in their homes being flooded.
