THE current Administration has responded to pleas for support by residents of Peter’s Hall, as well as some from West Providence, whose properties were damaged after the Peter’s Hall koker was breached.“Cabinet has decided to provide support to residents,” the Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr. Roger Luncheon, said yesterday at his weekly post-cabinet press briefing, which was held at the Office of the President.
According to him, the “form of the support” and the “vehicle by which the support” will be provided are currently under cabinet consideration.
The koker was damaged in mid-October during high tides. The door of the main koker that separates the two villages had collapsed, causing the entire western part of the villages to be flooded, with water reaching one metre high in most homes.
Hundreds of residents residing in West Peter’s Hall and West Providence reported losses of millions, as a result of damaged property. Among the damaged items were fridges, television sets, couches, poultry, glass wares, carpets, etc.
There were immediate responses from the National Drainage & Irrigation Authority (NDIA) and other stakeholder agencies and the flooded areas were completely drained out using a mobile pump and other mechanisms.
The koker has since been repaired.