Officials of the Canals Polder Neighbourhood Democratic Council, West Bank Demerara, have denied that works done on a drainage system there were incorrectly carried out.During an interview recently, the NDC’s Chairman, Gobind Persaud, and the Works Chairman, Shameer Baksh,Wholesale Jerseys, claimed that the article caused much pain to hardworking staff members.The contrversial culvertSpecifically on the use of HDP black pipe to drain the farmlands into the Canal #2 waterway, the officials told Kaieteur News that while the front page picture clearly showed a depression it was not because of bad works.“This particular pipe had replaced a concrete culvert that had collapsed. At the time the photo was taken, the pipe was just laid down and it was awaiting settlement before being sealed.” Concerned residents had questioned whether the pipes, five of them, were laid down,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, correctly since it was apparently laid on sand and loam and then packed around with dirt.According to both officials, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the project since it was built to specifications and will last for years.“After settlement, crush and run would be laid and then it is sealed.”At the time of Kaieteur News’s visit a few weeks ago, there was a huge depression above one of the culverts at Mondesir Street, giving the impression that something was wrong with the manner in which the HDP pipes were laid down.While the project is not an NDC one,NFL Jerseys Cheap, it was part of an IDB-funded project to improve drainage in the Canals Polder areas with the NDCs, Regional Three administration and the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority overseeing the installations.The project was supervised by SRK’ngineering, but officials there were unable to confirm the project cost of installing the pipes,NFL Jerseys China, saying that they were not authorised.Yesterday, Fredericks Flatts, Senior Civil Engineer of the Agriculture Sector Development Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, indicated that the HDP culverts were part of a $390M project to improve 95 structures- 12 of them bridges.Most of these structures are in Region Three.Regarding the culvert in question at Canal # 1, Flatts disclosed that a wood support drainage structure that was in the same area had collapsed and the Ministry, based on farmers’ complaints,holesale NFL Jerseys, had authorised works to be carried out. The project was contracted to Falcon Transportation and Construction Services with SRK’ngineering supervising the works.Each of the five culverts laid down in the Canal # 2 a few months ago cost $660,000,Cheap NFL Jerseys, the engineer said. |