Government embarked on the US$15M Hope Canal, or the Northern Relief Channel at the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC), as it believes that this major undertaking will be the answer to the flooding experienced in the Mahaica/ Mahaicony Abary areas, annually during the rainy periods.
And as work progresses on the four-component project, President Donald Ramotar, accompanied by Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Lionel Wordsworth inspected three of the sections.
President Donald Ramotar pays keen attention as this engineer explains the progress of the Northern Relief channel (Hope canal)
The Head of State inspected work currently ongoing at the over 10-kilometer channel from the EDWC, the eight-door sluice and the bridge which will link the Conservancy and the sluice. At the latter pile driving is being done.
The President told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that he was pleased to have had the opportunity to visit the areas. He described the undertaking as ‘massive by any yardstick’ and expressed confidence that on completion, the project would fulfill its purpose of relieving flooding in the MMA farming areas. “This will be a great relief to the farming communities along the way and, I think it will serve its purpose for what we have it here to do,” he said.
President Ramotar also expressed confidence that the works at the different sites, having been progressing smoothly would be completed by the project’s 2013 deadline.
Minister Ramsammy told GINA that the construction of the Hope Canal is something that all Guyana should be proud of, particularly because most of the work is being done by Guyanese.
A large percentage of the work at the Hope Canal project is being carried out by the ministry’s young engineers, Minister Ramsammy said.
Consultants are on the job at the Hope Canal sites but the ministry’s engineers are working along with the consultants and this includes young female engineers. He said, this is part of the ministry’s objective to, “build the capacity for our own engineers so in the future when we do these (projects) we don’t spend a lot of money for expensive consultants.”
The relief channel is being excavated by the NDIA. Minister Ramsammy said that the cost of the entire project would have been about $3B had not the ministry, through the NDIA taken the initiative to undertake the digging itself thereby, reducing the cost of the project significantly. (GINA)
Government embarked on the US$15M Hope Canal, or the Northern Relief Channel at the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC), as it believes that this major undertaking will be the answer to the flooding experienced in the Mahaica/ Mahaicony Abary areas, annually during the rainy periods. And as work progresses on the four-component project, President Donald Ramotar, accompanied by Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Lionel Wordsworth inspected three of the sections.The Head of State inspected work currently ongoing at the over 10-kilometer channel from the EDWC, the eight-door sluice and the bridge which will link the Conservancy and the sluice. At the latter pile driving is being done.The President told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that he was pleased to have had the opportunity to visit the areas. He described the undertaking as ‘massive by any yardstick’ and expressed confidence that on completion, the project would fulfill its purpose of relieving flooding in the MMA farming areas. “This will be a great relief to the farming communities along the way and, I think it will serve its purpose for what we have it here to do,” he said.President Ramotar also expressed confidence that the works at the different sites, having been progressing smoothly would be completed by the project’s 2013 deadline.Minister Ramsammy told GINA that the construction of the Hope Canal is something that all Guyana should be proud of, particularly because most of the work is being done by Guyanese. A large percentage of the work at the Hope Canal project is being carried out by the ministry’s young engineers, Minister Ramsammy said. Consultants are on the job at the Hope Canal sites but the ministry’s engineers are working along with the consultants and this includes young female engineers. He said, this is part of the ministry’s objective to, “build the capacity for our own engineers so in the future when we do these (projects) we don’t spend a lot of money for expensive consultants.”The relief channel is being excavated by the NDIA. Minister Ramsammy said that the cost of the entire project would have been about $3B had not the ministry, through the NDIA taken the initiative to undertake the digging itself thereby, reducing the cost of the project significantly. (GINA)
