Residents in Region Two particularly in villages such as Richmond, Charity, and Queenstown are currently battling floodwaters. There has been a high build-up of water in these communities. This newspaper understands that the area most affected has sluices that are not in operation.
Residents in Queenstown related that the sluice at Capoey is not in operation and with the continuous rainfall, their lands are inundated with water.
“We now getting back on we foot and again we are flooded, our bora, tomatoes are small now water sweep it through” a resident lamented.
A drive-through of the town of Anna Regina revealed that many kitchen gardens are also under water. The pump at Anna Regina is currently under repair and according to residents, the sluice alone cannot push that amount of water off the land.
“We really need improved drainage in the Township, the pump they removed it, if the pump was there our lands won’t have water,” residents at Anna Regina said.
Meanwhile, Regional Vice Chairman Humace Odit said that engineers and workers from NDIA are currently in the field assessing the situation. He said that all sluices are currently operating with exception of Capoey. He also noted pumps are in operation except at Anna Regina, Hampton Court, and Devonshire Castle.
He further informed that inspections were done at various villages and necessary interventions will be made. Several rice lands are inundated with water in the Anna Regina community. Mayor of Town of Anna Regina, Rajendra Prabhulall, said that works are currently ongoing at Reliance to drain some trenches. This is done in collaboration with the Regional Administration and the Anna Regina Town Council. The mayor also inspected the Anna Regina sluice to ensure that water was drained off the lands.
He disclosed that the Anna Regina market has been flooded along with the NIS branch office in Region Two.
