The Mahaica/Mahaicony/Abary-Agricul-tural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) at Onverwagt, Region Five yesterday received a $110 million amphibious excavator to aid in the efficient delivery of services for the area, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release stated yesterday.
This excavator is suited to conduct work in wetland areas such as dredging, vegetation removal, habitat restoration, shoreline stabilisation and environmental conservation projects, the release explained.
It was presented by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha during his outreach to both regions Five and Six.
While at the MMA-ADA compound, Mustapha noted that this is the sixth machine to be added to the fleet, and will better be able to handle the drainage and irrigation needs of the region.