{"id":23291,"date":"2024-09-24T16:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T16:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23291"},"modified":"2024-09-24T16:51:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T16:51:03","slug":"efforts-intensify-to-address-flooding-issues-in-linden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/efforts-intensify-to-address-flooding-issues-in-linden\/","title":{"rendered":"Efforts Intensify to Address Flooding Issues in Linden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In response to the persistent flooding in Linden, Opposition Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira has been appointed to lead a dedicated team focused on finding solutions to this ongoing crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative follows a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Phillips, ministers, and local leaders, where the severity of the flooding in the Wismar and Mackenzie areas was discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the weekend, Figueira and a team of engineers conducted assessments in the most affected neighborhoods, identifying blocked drainage systems as the primary cause of the flooding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Figueira reported that Prime Minister Phillips has committed to clearing the drains in all communities experiencing flooding, as well as desilting and maintaining the creeks within these areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team is tasked with creating both immediate and long-term strategies to alleviate the flooding issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Figueira indicated that a detailed report outlining recommendations for swift action will be submitted to the Prime Minister, emphasizing the need for consistent maintenance of drainage systems to prevent future flooding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local Councillor Wainewright Bethune pointed out that many culverts in the affected areas are either damaged or inadequately sized to manage the volume of water effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed the importance of ensuring proper water flow direction to mitigate future flooding incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents of Linden remain hopeful that these interventions will provide the much-needed relief from the flooding challenges they face.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to the persistent flooding in Linden, Opposition Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira has been appointed to lead a dedicated team focused on finding solutions to this ongoing crisis.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23262,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23291","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\/23291","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=23291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23292,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23291\/revisions\/23292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}