Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, along with RDC and NDC Representa-tives from Region Five, yesterday returned to Catherine/Abary, Mahaicony, to conduct a follow-up visit with residents who were affected by Friday’s flooding when the Abary sluice was breached.
Mustapha and the team also distributed food hampers and cleaning supplies to every affected household, a release from the Ministry of Agriculture said.
While engaging residents, Mustapha said that a preliminary loss assessment was done in the area and that agricultural inputs and planting materials will be distributed to farmers free of cost. He also said that an additional survey will be done to further verify the extent of damage to household appliances in the area.
It was also noticed that floodwaters had completely receded in the area after stop logs were installed to prevent further water intrusion into the area.
Residents thanked the government for offering assistance and for swift action to ensure further flooding did not occur, the release said.
On Friday, the Abary sluice door suffered major damage as a result of the spring tide causing flood threats to low-lying areas along the Bellamy drain from Abary to Airy Hall, West Coast Berbice.
