Farmers in St Anselm in the Mabaruma sub-region will receive a boost as Government has announced plans to start a river revetment project to protect the community’s farming economy.
According to a Department of Public Information (DPI) release on Saturday, this disclosure was made by Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall during a community engagement with St. Anselm residents on Friday.
“The RDC [Regional Democratic Council] will begin the empoldering in a few weeks so that the people in this community can have some respite from the conditions that affect them as a result of the challenges of the river,” he declared. He added that the works will facilitate increased crop production, thereby leading to a sustainable village economy.
There is an existing revetment in the community, but it has not been able to prevent the farms from becoming inundated from the Aruka River.
Dharamlall was accompanied by the geographic parliamentary representative for Region One, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, who also underscored the Government’s vision to cultivate job growth for the community.
Croal said: “You will see programmes and policies being implemented in your village that is geared towards betterment for you as a people and for you to be gainfully employed.”
Some of the issues discussed at the meeting focused on job opportunities and governance through the Community Development Council.
