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The Ministry of Agriculture had predicted unprecedented rainfall over the last 24 hours in Berbice. This did not materialise and even though residents may state that the Ministry of Agriculture got it wrong again by predicting the wrong weather pattern, a number of villages in the Hogstyle –Lancaster NDC on the Corentyne have been flooding.Residents now say there is no knowledge when the problem will be remedied. All of this is despite the several assurances by the relevant authorities that systems were put in place in case there was heavy rainfall to avoid flooding. Most affected is the village of Liverpool. Residents say that it is due to neglect and are laying the blame squarely at the feet of the relevant authorities, including the NDC, the Regional Administration the NDIA and the Government,Cheap NHL Jerseys China, including the Ministry of Agriculture.The residents say that whenever it rains the village will be flooded. They also stated that this set of water has been on the land since before Christmas and there is no indication when it will subside because whenever the rain falls again the water will rise and the land will be flooded.They state that water from the backlands, especially from the Black Bush Area will flow into the village causing more flooding.What is also disconcerting for the more than 2000 residents of the village is that most of the water from the Central Corentyne areas will flow down to their area to be drained through their village,Wholesale Jerseys, simply because that area is low and sit in a basin.Resident, Charles Smart stated that he has been living in the village for more than 20 years and the situation seems to be getting worse. He is a livestock and cash crop farmer and has suffered tremendous losses.Another resident,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Patricia Bledman, stated that she suffers a lot because she has to wade through the water whenever she has to leave her home.Retired headmaster O’Neil Leitch is of the opinion that the entire scenario is the result of negligence. He stated that although there used to be flooding before the situation was not so dire.There were better systems in place; the drains were cleaned regularly and the various drainage sluices were operational. Now the drains are not cleaned,Cheap Jeseys NFL, water is allowed to flow in from the Black Bush Polder areas into the villages in front and there are no proper outlets.Most of the drainage sluices are not functioning,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, thus causing a major problem.He also feels that the sluice at Liverpool is not functioning and being monitored properly .The sluice at Alness which was commission with much fanfare is hardly functioning and has not worked since last Wednesday despite the area being flooded.One of the reasons is that the channel is silted up with ‘Sling Mud’ and needs to be clean as often as possible,Cheap NHL Adidas Jerseys, but this is not done.Mr. Leitch stated that he made contact with the Regional Chairman,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, the Regional Vice Chairman and the Overseer of the NDC and was given the assurance that all systems will be put in place to avert any threats of flooding.The residents are wondering what would have been the situation if the Minister’s predictions had come through and there was heavy rain fall in the area. |