Drainage body moves to address savannah flooding in Region Six

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) under the Ministry of Agriculture has set plans in place for the construction of a flood embankment at Kokerite Savannah and construction of a drainage and irrigation structure at Yakusari Cattle Savannah, both in Region Six, Berbice.

In mid-2021 cattle farmers incurred losses to the tens of millions of dollars as a result of severe flooding at Kokerite and other neighbouring savannahs.