{"id":28258,"date":"2023-06-08T23:48:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T04:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev?p=28258"},"modified":"2023-06-08T17:44:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T22:44:25","slug":"new-infrastructure-to-mitigate-orange-grove-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/new-infrastructure-to-mitigate-orange-grove-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"New infrastructure to mitigate Orange Grove flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jamaica<\/p>\n<p>Tenders are expected to go out today (May 16) for the acquisition of a new mobile pump to help mitigate flooding from the Caroni River into farmlands.<\/p>\n<p>But, with the rainy season approaching, a mobile pump from the Agriculture Ministry\u2019s existing stock will be used, if needed, until the new unit is sourced.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to questions in the Senate on Tuesday, Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, Avinash Singh could not give a timeframe for the acquisition of the pump, noting that the process will be dictated by the procurement.<\/p>\n<p>The award of the tender is expected by June 16.<\/p>\n<p>Singh noted that fiscal 2023 will see focus placed on treating with areas the Caroni River overtops its banks to limit the losses for Orange Grover farmers.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the sluice gate at the southwestern end of the Orange Grove project requires some attention, as it\u2019s been breached, especially during periods of heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister outlined the work to be done.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThe issues that need to be addressed are: repair of the leaking sluice gates on the Caroni River; accelerating the rate of removal of water from the project area; repair of the broken cylinder crossing across the road that leads to the sluice gate; addressing the overtopping of the Caroni River embankment in certain areas.<\/p>\n<p>Under the 2023 PSIP, we are replacing the single sluice gate that discharges into the Caroni River with a double 4ft wide sluice gate system. The new system will also contain flap gates to restrict flow of water into the project from the Caroni River.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Singh noted that the Agriculture Ministry has also sought technical assistance from the Drainage Division of the Ministry of Works and Transport, particularly with the low-lying areas in the Caroni River embankment.<\/p>\n<p>While the other flood gates at the Arouca River and the Dinsley River are functional, an assessment on those gates will also be undertaken.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tt.loopnews.com\/content\/new-infrastructure-mitigate-orange-grove-flooding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Image:\u00a0 \u00a0<span class=\"upload-filename\">pexels-pok-rie-6471926<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamaica Tenders are expected to go out today (May 16) for the acquisition of a new mobile pump to help mitigate flooding from the Caroni River into farmlands. But, with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1091,"featured_media":28259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[250],"tags":[233,185,124],"class_list":["post-28258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-articles","tag-climate-weather","tag-infrastructure","tag-jamaica"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-pok-rie-6471926-scaled-e1686263863278.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6u9Qa-7lM","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17166,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/ministry-of-agriculture-signs-ec-4-5-million-contract-for-procurement-of-agricultural-tools-equipment-supplies\/","url_meta":{"origin":28258,"position":0},"title":"Ministry of Agriculture signs EC$ 4.5 million contract for procurement of agricultural tools, equipment &#038; supplies","author":"Mayra Bonilla Lopez","date":"June 24, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Ministry of Blue and Green Economy, Agriculture and National Food Security, in April 2021, signed contracts valued at nearly EC$4 .5 million dollars with two regional companies (St. Lucia and Jamaica), for the procurement of Agricultural Tools, Equipment and Supplies for distribution to crop farmers under the\u00a0Emergency Agriculture Livelihoods\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News\/Developments&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News\/Developments","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/category\/newsdevelopments\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pexels-mark-stebnicki-2889442-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pexels-mark-stebnicki-2889442-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pexels-mark-stebnicki-2889442-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pexels-mark-stebnicki-2889442-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pexels-mark-stebnicki-2889442-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25433,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/million-for-long-closed-state-companies\/","url_meta":{"origin":28258,"position":1},"title":"Million$ for long-closed State companies","author":"Mayra Bonilla Lopez","date":"December 8, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Trinidad and Tobago THERE is a cost to shutting down a business. 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