The councillor who contacted Kaieteur News said that the reason for the water not draining off the land was the blockage at the sluice door. Currently, Gibraltar and Fyrish villages are affected by flooding. More recently another case of flooding came up in Region Six. This resulted in a blockage causing water not to run off the land as it should have. It was related to this publication that during the El Nino season the unwanted sediments had built up in the outfall channel of the sluice. The hardest hit communities were Lovely Lass, Trafalgar and Union.ĭuring the initial stages of the flooding, one complication which arose was the presence of silt at the main sluice located in the village of Trafalgar. In June, villages along the coast of Region Five were severely affected by flood waters. Recently, there were two instances of flooding in Guyana, particularly in the county of Berbice.
It noted, too, that an expanding coastline contributes to siltation in-front of the outfalls which reduce the drainage capacity. The report said that sedimentation reduces the cross-sectional flow area of many drainage channels. If this is done, then the small floating dredges can be used in municipal and residential areas. The DRR Team suggested, too, that the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) should exploit its own cutter suction dredge for the maintenance of the outfall channels as well as river and river mouth sections. Silt is the fine sand or clay which is carried by running water and deposited as sediment especially in a channel or harbour. Siltation has become synonymous with flooding in Guyana and to address the issue, the Dutch Risk Reduction Team recommends that the government make use of small floating dredges to remedy the recurring problem.Īccording to the report since dredging has been the standard way to combat siltation, these dredges can be used in channels inaccessible by excavators, thereby, enhancing the country’s ability to deal with siltation. Small floating dredges can fix siltation problems –Dutch experts
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