Cabinet has given its ‘no-objection’ to $150M in rehabilitative works for the drainage and irrigation systems in priority areas of Georgetown ahead of the May/June rains.
At a post-cabinet press briefing last Thursday, State Minister Joseph Harmon said that the works are expected to be undertaken immediately.
They would include the “de-silting of the Sussex Street drain, de-silting of the drains and culverts along the Railway Embankment from Sheriff Street on the west to the pump station on the east, the clearing of six culverts that connect the North Ruimveldt and South Ruimveldt drainage systems,