Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has established a task force to monitor the effects of increased rainfall and above normal high tides in vulnerable areas.
The ministry yesterday announced that given the seriousness of an advisory issued by the Hydromet Department, which warned last week of high waves coupled with high tides, and Guyana’s geographical position, Mustapha believed it was important to have a team in place.
“We are currently experiencing extreme rainfall as part of our November – January rainy period. The Hydromet Department also forecasted high waves and above normal tides. With all this information at hand, it was critical for me to establish this taskforce so that information about what is happening on the ground can be filtered across the sector in a timely manner. I’ve also instructed our regional engineers and other officers to provide daily reports about rainfall in their respective areas and how it is affecting persons and their farming activities,” Mustapha was quoted as saying in a ministry statement.