Following up on a promise made by President Irfaan Ali in Februa-ry to have residents of Agricola undertake works in the village, some $23m worth in drainage contracts were signed yesterday.
The contracts were signed by five contractors in the community in the company of Minister in the Minister of Public Works, Deodat Indar.
The signings came after Indar visited the area on April 4th to inspect works that needed to be done, according to a release from the Ministry of Public Works.
Drainage stood out as the immediate task that needed to be done and as such contracts were drawn up to ensure residents benefit from employment and through a contractual agreement to enhance the community.
Indar at the signing implored the contractors to swiftly mobilize to execute their projects efficiently and to provide decent wages for their workers.
