… Investigations to be conductedAlbouystown was hit with another flood Tuesday evening, and according to Minister ofPersons worked tirelessly on Thursday to rectify the problem at the Sussex Street koker.Local Government and Regional Development (MLGRD),China NFL Jerseys, Norman Whittaker the “negligence? of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) was the primary cause of the flooding that was due to the improper closure of the koker door”.Water from the Demerara River gushed through the Sussex Street koker and it was reported that the attendant did not close the koker door properly.It was reported that the pump attendant, Dexter Hatton, had explained that the pulley used to raise and lower the sluice door was also not working at the time when he tried closing it to stop the fast-flowing salt water. As a result, an excavator was used to press the door down to stop the water from inundating a large section of South Georgetown.Tuesday’s occurrence seems very usual given information received by the Ministry. An investigation will be launched into what the agency suspects could have been a possible “sabotage”.A public missive by the Local Government Ministry said that residents of Albouystown were sent in a state of panic after they saw several inches of water rushing through the streets of the community. This would have been just a few days after the country experienced mass flooding due to inclement weather.Minister Whittaker said, “The water coming from the river swept under the koker door,Cheap MLB Jerseys China,” which was not properly closed.He added that there are concerns that someone or persons might have deliberately tampered with the koker. He sees this as “an act of sabotage” against the people of Albouystown.Minister Whittaker has thus ordered Town Clerk, Carol Sooba, to have her technical team carry out an investigation into the cause of the flood.“The Council has staff, who are employed to operate the koker door, and it is the Council’s responsibility to man the koker; not the Government; not the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development; it is the Council’s responsibility”.“(Tuesday) evening’s flooding showed another round of incompetence and callousness of the Council and its failure to safeguard the lives and livelihood of the people of Georgetown.”Hours before the flooding, the Minister said he was informed that an excavator belonging to the M&CC was excavating the Sussex Street Canal which was already de-silted under the “Clean-Up My Country” programme just a few weeks ago.Questions rose as to why the Council will de-silt the canal which has already been de-silted. At the scene of the Sussex Street Koker, one resident told the media that “earlier in the day, I saw the said hymac and couple men removing the good (working) pump from there (the koker) and put in another one”.Deputy Mayor, Patricia Chase-Green who was at the location did not refute the claims by the residents. Even more concerns arose within the Ministry to the motives of the removal of the pump from the Sussex Street Koker, it was stated.“At the level of the Ministry an investigation will be carried out to determine whether it was a case of incompetence or sabotage or a case of both which resulted in the flooding. Norman Whittaker added that “assistance will be sought from Civil Defense Commission (CDC) to help residents in cleaning up their homes”.Albouystown residents were only last Thursday dealing with high water levels. The community was completely flooded; causing residents to use debris to block roads and prevent the flow of traffic that sent waves into their homes.City Engineer, Colvern Venture,Authentic Jerseys Cheap, insisted that the koker was “tampered with” and blamed residents for it. Venture said that he received confirmation that the koker door was properly closed in the morning by the M&CC official,China NFL Jerseys, but alleged that “people of the area,Wholesale Jerseys USA, especially Albouystown residents, usually come and tamper with the koker when they see the water rise.”He said that the sluice is managed by a variety of operators, who ensure that the koker door is closed and opened at the right time,Authentic Jerseys From China, to allow proper drainage. It was late afternoon when it was realized that the koker door was not properly closed.