A NEW $8M sluice is under construction on the river defence dam at Charity on the Essequibo Coast.

Region 2 Chairman Mr. Parmanand Persaud said the new sluice will improve the drainage capacity in the Charity area, especially for the growing housing scheme there.According to the chairman, an old sluice, known as “grassy sluice”, was located many years ago in the same area where the new one is being constructed. He said the new sluice will be connected to a main trench that drains the Charity housing scheme.
Mr Persaud said the contractor, Mr. Param Lall, of Walton Hall on the Essequibo Coast, has already excavated the site for the new sluice and should complete construction work by mid December.
The chairman said residents and business owners of Charity should stop dumping garbage in trenches, canals and the Pomeroon river. He said the careless dumping of garbage is causing the blockage of drains and sluice channels in the Charity area.

(Rajendra Prabhulall)