Major sea defence work completed on battered Mahaicony shoreline

By David Papannah On In Guyana News |
An excavator compacting the earthen dam as it executes works on the newly constructed revetment at Mes Delices, Mahaicony
An excavator compacting the earthen dam as it executes works on the newly constructed revetment at Mes Delices, Mahaicony

Two years after ferocious Atlantic Ocean waves battered the Mahaicony shoreline, destroying millions of dollars’ worth in rice and livestock, over five kilometres of rock-armoured sea defence has been constructed to defend against a possible recurrence.

Within the last year, six major projects for the permanent revetment of 2,260 metres were awarded to contractors by the Ministry of Public Works’, Sea and River Defence Department and all have been completed. 

Of the $1.3 billion 2021 budgetary allocation for works to the stretch of the sea defence, $1.2 billion has been expended to shore up the sea defences.