Farmers in the Hope/ Dochfour area, East Coast Demerara are in a quandary after receiving conflicting messages from officials from the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) as regards the Hope Relief Canal.
When this newspaper visited the area on Thursday, some farmers told Stabroek News that on Tuesday they were told that an additional 50 feet (25 ft on both sides of the canal) will be cleared to accommodate the canal. The 50 feet would include land that the farmers have already planted and should this happen more than 50 farmers will be affected, this newspaper was told. The farmers said