Public Relations Officer of the Civil Defence Com-mission (CDC), Patrice Wishart, yesterday told Stabroek News that all kokers and pumps in the city are now operational, including the Princes Street pump which had been down for two days.
Wishart was at the time providing an update on the impact of the torrential rainfall over the last two days. According to Wishart, Region 4 was impacted by flooding. However most of water had receded, and only a few areas remained under water. He noted that engineers assigned by the National Drainage and irrigation Authority (NDIA) are monitoring all pumps and kokers to ensure that all drains and canals are drained of excess water at every possible opportunity.