PRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo and a high level delegation inspected construction works on the Golden Fleece and Westbury double door sluices, on Essequibo Coast, last Sunday.

Chairman of Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam), Mr. Alli Baksh, who was in the group, explained that the Westbury job is almost complete but the contractor, Mr. Roopan Ramotar is currently erecting concrete walls to protect the flow regulator from the Atlantic Ocean.

At Golden Fleece, President Jagdeo was briefed on the progress by consultant to the Ministry of Public Works, Mr. Walter Willis.

Both projects, which are being funded through a $300M Government of Guyana/European Union programme, will boost drainage for thousands of acres of rice and other farmlands on Essequibo Coast.

The Westbury sluice, when put into operation, will greatly improve drainage in the Better Hope and Evergreen areas, where rice planters are affected by a related problem.