With the contract signed more than 30 months ago, the pump station for which construction commenced in late 2022 at the head of Adventure Village, Corentyne is yet to come into operation, several sources within Region Six have confirmed.
The pump is expected to provide faster drainage to a section of the Black Bush Polder, Region Six including the Cookrite Savannah which is often easily flooded,
Lekha Rambrich, one of the directors on the National Drainage and Irrigation Board told Stabroek News last week that the pump station is 98% completed with the contractor now awaiting water to have a test run done.
