The decision to reverse the EPA’s non-requirement of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the new Demerara River Bridge lies solely with the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) according to EPA’s Executive Director Kemraj Parsram.
Parsram said that the issue of the EIA for the bridge is now “sub-judice” following intense objections from environmentalists and advocacy bodies. There is an appeal of the decision before the EAB but the Board has been relatively silent as to when there would be a hearing or how it intends to treat with the appeal.