The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday tested three recently procured amphibious excavators as part of the government’s ongoing flood risk management project.
The pieces of equipment were procured at a cost of $438,654,750 and will be used to execute the upcoming phase of reconstruction of the north-eastern dam of the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC), a release from the ministry said.
With flood risk management high on the government’s agenda, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said that the government has been consistently investing in developing improved drainage structures.