The suspension of the excavation work on the Hope Canal does not signal an attempt to abandon the project, the National Drainage & Irrigation Authority (NDIA) says.
Omadatt Chandan, Corporate Secretary of the NDIA, said in a letter that “the NDIA will not abandon such a key project” since when completed it will allow the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) to cope with rainfall at high intensity with a longer return period. Chandan was at