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Mar 11, 2014 Letters
DEAR EDITOR,
I am heartened by the corrective action taken on the Moruca Bridge scenario and hope that similar attention can be given to the First Bridge on the road from Kurukururu to Laluni. This approximately 5-mile road provides vital access to farmlands which are suffering from underdevelopment because of the difficulty in transporting equipment, materials and produce across the bridge.
I have recently acquired a lease and am faced with serious start up costs because of the bridge. I am informed that the bridge was recently constructed and in good condition but cannot verify this, because the main problem is that the bridge is totally submerged and in the best dry weather, only the running boards are visible with the approach roads on both sides also submerged under at least three feet of water and more during the rainy season. Apart from agricultural equipment and supplies, school children and pedestrians face serious hazards and inconvenience in crossing the bridge.
Clearly, the bridge needs to be elevated and the approach roads reveted. In fairness to the authorities, the bridge could not have been built underwater and the level of the water in the creek may have risen since construction, due to blockages in the creek. This type of blockage is apparent in the other creeks along the roadway posing difficulties to farmers in the area.
There is tremendous agricultural potential in the area and there are affluent farmers who have the resources to circumvent the problems, but many small farmers are unable to develop and are abandoning leases with potential to support the Government’s agricultural drive. I am appealing to the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Amerindian Affairs to visit the area and remedy the situation,
Concerned Farmer
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