PM meets Linden stakeholders on flooding, drainage

The meeting yesterday (Office of the Prime Minister photo)

The township of Linden in Region Ten has long been struggling with flooding and poor drainage and as such, Prime Minister (PM), Mark Phillips and the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, held a meeting yesterday with stakeholders to address these issues.

According to a release from the Office of the Prime Minister, the meeting which took place at the PM’s office at Colgrain House, Camp Street, Georgetown, saw a cross-section of representatives, including Minister within the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Anand Persaud; representatives from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), and National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA); Regional Democratic Council Regional Executive Officer, Dwight John; Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira; Town Clerk, Lennox Gasper; representatives from Bosai Minerals Group (Guyana) Inc, and inden Electricity Company Incorporated (LECI).