MMA monitoring broken sluice at D’Edward Village

The Mahaica Mahaicony Abary-Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) is monitoring a situation at D’Edward Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB), where a section of the sluice door broke away.
The three-door sluice protects the villages of D’Edward and Cotton Tree, allowing for timely drainage of water from the respective communities.
Reports are that sometime after 16:00h on Friday, villagers saw the water levels rising and it was soon discovered that a section of the middle door was damaged, thus allowing water to freely enter the drainage canal.
However, Region Five Chairman Vickchand Ramphal explained that the situation is being monitored while noting the remedial work could not have started since the tide was high.
The D’Edward Sluice falls under the control of the MMA. Up to late Friday evening, there were no reports of flooded areas.