{"id":21196,"date":"2024-07-08T17:08:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T17:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21196"},"modified":"2024-07-08T17:08:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T17:08:53","slug":"no-flooding-reported-in-central-mackenzie-vending-over-drains-prohibited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/no-flooding-reported-in-central-mackenzie-vending-over-drains-prohibited\/","title":{"rendered":"No Flooding Reported in Central Mackenzie; Vending Over Drains Prohibited"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Following a joint cleanup effort over the weekend in Linden&#8217;s central business district, involving the Ministry of Public Works, National Drainage and Irrigation Authority, and M&amp;TC, no incidents of flooding have been reported in previously affected areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This successful initiative has been praised by Linden&#8217;s Town Clerk, Lennox Gasper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Town Clerk Gasper confirmed that since the cleaning exercise, there have been no instances of flooding in the areas that were previously prone to such issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the intensity of the cleanup efforts and noted that water flow in the drains has significantly improved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Gasper also pointed out that vending activities near the drains have exacerbated flooding problems in the past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the need for continued efforts to prevent vendors from obstructing drainage channels, which contribute to water accumulation during heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To address this issue, the M&amp;TC administration is actively seeking alternative locations for vendors who were previously conducting business over drainage structures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ongoing assessments are being conducted to ensure that all drainage channels in Central Mackenzie remain clear and functional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent heavy rainfall had inundated the central business district, forcing some businesses to temporarily cease operations due to waterlogging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cleanup initiative and ongoing maintenance efforts aim to mitigate such disruptions in the future and ensure the smooth functioning of drainage systems in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a joint cleanup effort over the weekend in Linden&#8217;s central business district, involving the Ministry of Public Works, National Drainage and Irrigation Authority, and M&amp;TC, no incidents of flooding&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20323,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21196"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21197,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21196\/revisions\/21197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}