-Agri. Minister assures as May/June rains begin

THE beginning of the May-June rainy season has seen the mobilization of engineers to monitor pump stations and other major irrigation infrastructure across Georgetown.

This is according to Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, who on the sidelines of an event told reporters that all city pumps are operable.

“[In] Georgetown, we have all the pumps operable, I have asked three engineers to monitor the situation… I have instructed that all the out-fall channels be desilted, you know we had a long dry spell and because there was not enough water in the system, these outfalls silted up now we have started to clear out these outfalls and I am hoping that we can finish it early,” Mustapha said on Wednesday.

The Agriculture Ministry is also collaborating with the Ministry of Public Works to clear irrigation channels that may have been blocked by ongoing road works.