DE-SILTING WORKS IN NABUNA DRAINAGE SCHEME TO BENEFIT OVER 300 RESIDENTS
04/08/2021
Over 300 residents of Yaladro and Garampani in Tavua will no longer have to worry about crossing the flooded road to get to Tavua town during the rainy season.
This follows the completion of drainage works by the Ministry of Waterways that will benefit more than 300 households, including farmers and school children.
Advisory Counselor, Paras Ram Reddy said the Yaladro road used by residents of Garampani and Yaladro often floods during rainy days as the drains are clogged with soil and sand due to runoff.
He added that due to continuous rain over a period of two days, flooded roads disrupted bus services in the community.
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In a bid to reduce waste and actually repurpose it for something productive, Government is funding the new Fijian Stewardship of Tyres with an allocation of $200,000 in the 2021-2022 financial year.
“It is a tragedy to see used tyres ending up in ditches by the road, strewn across the coast, in our communities and it becomes the breeding grounds for mosquitoes,” said Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum while delivering the 2021- 2022 National Budget last Friday.
“Rather than being discarded and left to become unsightly breeding grounds for mosquitoes, they can actually be used for productive purposes.