Shoddy koker work floods Charlestown, Albouystown

Drysdale Street under water

Shoddy work on the Princes Street sluice caused flooding in Charlestown and Albouystown yesterday and Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has condemned the contractor.

The contract was awarded to Square Commodities Construc-tion Company by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) which comes under Mustapha’s ministry. NDIA has taken over responsibility for key drainage works in the city.

In a press release, Mustapha said that situations like these should never occur.