The government intends to effect repairs to those major interior roads that have been damaged by rainfall and flooding.
A release from the Ministry of Finance yesterday stated that Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh, has informed that the government plans to allocate funds to effect urgent repairs to those “critical” hinterland roads that are major ingress and egress points to the hinterland regions.
The minister specifically referred to the Bartica to Potaro Road, and the Itaballi to Puruni Road in Region Seven. These, he said, are major arteries in providing access for critical economic activities such as mining and forestry. These roads sustained severe damage as a result of recent flooding which hinders the passage of goods and services to the Regions and affects productive activity.
It was also stated that funds are being made available to effect repairs to the Lethem/Annai road in the North Rupununi (Region Nine) which also suffered damage as a result of flooding over the last few months.
The flooding has also affected the farming sector and Singh noted that the payout of the $7.8 billion assistance package to farmers and households “to assist in recovery and bolster production” will commence during the course of this week.
