Dear Editor,
I would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, MP, and his ministry for ensuring that farmers on the Corentyne are being given a brand new access dam in the Number 52 Village area so that they can traverse in a more timely and safe manner.

Over the years, that dam was in a very deplorable state, especially when the rains were upon us and farmers had to struggle to get to their fields and back.  Farmers used to have a very hard time taking their paddies, workmen and machinery to the backlands because of the condition of the Number 52 dam.

I have visited that one-mile stretch of dam that is under construction and is very pleased with the work being done by Associated Construction Services.  I must also commend Mr. Peter Lewis for ensuring that the road is done to specifications and standard.

When that one-mile stretch of dam is completed, it will be fully associated and farmers are going to have better access to their farms and therefore it will become easier for them to traverse with their produce, workers, machinery, etc.

I would once again like to thank the minister for ensuring that access to farmlands in Region Six is being made easy by providing such dams to farmers and I am sure all the farmers using the dam will be very happy and welcome that new dam.

Thanks to the PPP government for caring for our farmers.
Yours truly,

Indira Ibrahim-Jaffarally