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Jun 12, 2011 News
– Relief supplies delivered to residents
People’s National Congress Reform Presidential Candidate, Brigadier (ret’d) David Granger, on Friday, visited the residents of Kwakwani whose lives have been affected by the disastrous floods caused by a breach of the regiments around parts of the Berbice River.
According to Mr. Granger, “The flooding in some places is as high as two to three metres. The bottom flats of many homes are completely covered by water”.
In a statement released by the Party yesterday, Mr. Granger said that his team was forced to move around the public roadway by boat.
Mr. Granger went on to talk about the incompetence of the PPP/C Government, indicating that yet again, another community has to suffer because of poor civil defence, an unwillingness to move citizens away from the river banks to more suitable housing on higher ground and the government’s further inability to demonstrate proper disaster preparedness.
The Presidential Candidate again made a call for a volunteer militia to be activated.
“People must be trained, relief equipment must be sourced and stored in strategic locations, and disaster plans must be written and tested. This capacity is necessary to effectively respond to disasters in a timely manner and to efficiently end the suffering of Guyanese citizens,” he stated.
Meanwhile Region Ten Chairman, Mortimer Mingo and Mr. Granger were able to distribute emergency supplies to more than 100 residents.
“The PPPC government must be held to account for their incompetence, lack of concern for the welfare of citizens, and lack of strategic planning. Flooding of the low lying river bank happens every year and Government is not learning from lessons of history,” Granger said.
This incompetence, Granger said, cannot be allowed to continue. He added that a PNCR Government will demonstrate more vision, better strategic planning and place a higher priority on alleviating the suffering of Guyanese citizens.
“Citizens should not be victimised by Government’s lack of strategic planning and incompetence”.
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