Authorities in Region Two are advancing a series of infrastructure and drainage upgrades across several neighbourhoods as part of a wider effort to enhance public safety, climate resilience, and local development.
Prime Minister’s Representative and People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Councillor Arnold Adams, presenting the Local Government and Co-ops Committee Report at a recent Regional Democratic Council (RDC) statutory meeting, said the works are contributing to tangible improvements in public infrastructure.
“This isn’t just maintenance—it’s meaningful development,” Adams said, emphasising that “We’re making real progress in restoring and upgrading essential drainage networks and public spaces, and the benefits are already being felt by residents.”
In the Aberdeen/Zorg-en-Vlygt Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), active street weeding is ongoing in Queenstown, Affiance, Aberdeen, and Columbia. Over 400 rods of drainage were cleared in Queenstown and 250 rods in Zorg-en-Vlygt using mini excavators to improve water flow and reduce flooding.
Drain and trench cleaning works are also progressing in the Good Hope/Pomona NDC, alongside upgrades to community areas including the Pomona Playground. Drainage rehabilitation has been completed in Huist Dirien, Middlesex, and Aurora Estate.
In Anna Regina Township, more than 2,500 rods of drainage channels have been desilted in La Belle Alliance, Richmond, Coffee Grove, Walton Hall, Lima, and Reliance. Additional works are ongoing in Hampton Court as part of a broader urban drainage overhaul.
Desilting also continues in the Evergreen/Paradise NDC using mini excavators to reinforce flood mitigation infrastructure.
In the Charity/Urasara NDC, clean-up operations are targeting critical areas such as the Charity Market Tarmac, waterfront, river dam pump station, and public road trenches. Rehabilitation works are underway within the NDC compound.
A mini excavator is engaged in drainage work in the Annandale/Riverstown NDC to improve water management in the area.
Regional Vice Chairman Humace Oodit, who chaired the meeting, said the interventions were in response to public demand.
“The people asked—and we acted,” Oodit said. “We are committed to delivering on the promise of a clean, safe, and well-developed Region Two.”
The ongoing upgrades are part of the region’s broader push to improve infrastructure and quality of life by integrating drainage solutions with environmental and public health measures.
