Work on the Kumaka revetment in the Mabaruma Sub-region has stalled for the second time this year and loads of earth, which were packed into the area, were last evening falling into the nearby Aruka River.
Stabroek News understands that the private contractor has abandoned the project amid protests from persons in the business community there that the work being done could not effectively solve the problem.
Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Robeson Benn, told Stabroek News last evening that a team of engineers visited the area yesterday to assess the situation after the ministry received reports that