By Joseph Allen
Eighteen months after a massive contract was signed, dredging of the Pomeroon River in Region Two is yet to be finished and the contractor has deemed the task more complex than had been anticipated.
On April 12, 2022, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) under the Ministry of Agriculture signed a $569,300,000 contract with Gaico Construction and General Services Inc for the dredging of the mouth of the Pomeroon River.
The project was signed since for years farmers from villages along the river had been plagued by inadequate drainage due to extreme siltation at its mouth.