The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), on Tuesday last, completed clearing and desilting of the Somerset outfall channel at a cost of $2 million, the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported.
The report said channel drains excess water from the Somerset main canal, as well as the Tapakuma Lake.
“The works… [tie] into a series of drainage works being done in the Region to bring relief to persons who were affected by flooding over the past few weeks. Heavy rainfall, coupled with a lack of much needed maintenance works to a number of canals and drains in both residential and commercial areas in several parts of Charity and Pomeroon, resulted in many residential, commercials and farming areas experiencing instances of flooding,” the report said.