Guyana and India have inked an US$4 Million Agreement for the Acquisition of High Capacity fixed and mobile drainage and irrigation pumps. Communities in Regions 2,3,4,5 and 6 are expected to benefit.

The placement of eight fixed pumps will be done in Hampton Court and Devonshire Castle in Region 2, Den Amstel in Region 3, Hope and Nooten Zuil in Region 4, Mora Point in Region 5 and Rose Hall in Region 6.

Meanwhile, five mobile pumps will provide drainage services to Georgetown and its environs including La Penitence South, Cummings Canal, Church Street, Sussex Street and South Ruimveldt.

The mobile drainage pumps will be assigned to various locations close to existing sluices in the city and its surrounding areas and will also be deployed to other areas to alleviate flooding, whenever necessary.

This move has been made possible through a loan agreement signed between the Government of the of Guyana and the Export-Import Bank of India.

The agreement was signed in Washington, D.C. by the Finance Minister and an official of the Indian bank.

The acquisition of the pumps is expected to reduce the risks of flooding in low-lying areas and will bring relief to residents and farmers whose economic activities are usually disrupted by flooding caused by intensive rainfall and overtopping of the sea.

It will provide flood relief to approximately 25,000 acres of agricultural and residential lands.

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