The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown is set to take affirmative action against the contractor carrying out construction work at the old Radio Demerara Site, which according to City Mayor Hamilton Green has been hindering the effective operation of the city’s drainage system.Mayor Green, at a press conference yesterday, disclosed that although assistance was solicited from the Public Works Ministry last Saturday to help clean a small canal in Chapel Street, Lodge, those efforts proved to be ineffective.Mayor Green addresses the press conference“The water did not flow to the west in Princes Street because of a serious blockage created by the contractor who is working on the building at the old radio site. Every morning, I receive calls from citizens complaining that their yards have been inundated, and that has been the principal cause.”According to the mayor, he met with the minister concerned on Monday and gave him a deadline for the contractor to clear the pall-off within 24 hours, “or we will have to take affirmative action.”He further articulated that City Engineer Ms Beverly Johnson has been instructed to use whatever means at her disposal to remove that encumbrance.“This is another example of the problems we face because the people in Princes Street are quite understandably blaming the Mayor and the City Council for their trials during this heavy rainfall.”Mayor Green said that solid waste in the city is a major problem. He added that when the rain falls and the waste is not collected on a timely basis, or is improperly stored or dumped, this can create difficulties for an entire community.“Despite our pleadings and our public education programmes,China Jerseys, people are still dumping indiscriminately into our canals,” the mayor declared.At the same time, he said, the municipality is in no way seeking to excuse itself for its inadequacies, but noted that the inadequacies are in fact exacerbated by the dumping culture.“As we move around the city with our teams, we discover a number of people throwing builder’s waste and compromising the flow of water in the trenches and in the canal. In Albouystown, I found a three-foot heap of stuff that seemed to have accumulated in two or three years with the rainfall.”Another factor that complicates the drainage situation due to persistent rainfall, Mayor Green said, is the issue of rapid aquatic growth.“Only today I received a proposal from a member of the university fraternity. He is proposing a new methodology to deal with the problem of the antelope grass, which grows very rapidly. It is a matter I am discussing with the engineer and the technical people,Cheap Jerseys 2018, because, if it works,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, it would mean after all these years we are likely to solve this problem of aggressive aquatic growth in the city.”The mayor disclosed, though, that the municipality will continue to deploy teams to clear channels, but he admitted that some areas will not be satisfactorily served over the next few weeks or months, because of the lack of funds.He said that, in some cases, there is a need to replace collapsed sections of the drainage system, adding that personnel with equipment have been deployed to the Stevedore Scheme to relieve residents there of a drainage problem.However,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, he noted that the residents are now awaiting the services of the Guyana Water Incorporated to do its part in the process.According to Ms Johnson,Wholesale Jerseys, the municipality had expended some $10M in its preparation for the rainy season. She noted, though,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, that when the rain starts the work becomes continuous as a result of solid waste getting into the drainage system, which requires additional funding, which the municipality does not currently have.