Municipalities to get $140 million for hurricane preparedness
Published:Friday | July 8, 2022 | 4:00 PM
The Government will be providing $140 million for drain cleaning and other mitigation exercises for the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
The disclosure was made by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzie, on Thursday while addressing a disaster preparedness town hall in Rocky Point, Clarendon.
“We are going to be making available the funds to the municipalities. We are going to be providing $140 million to shore up our state of readiness for the hurricane season,” McKenzie said.
He said it is expected that once disbursed, the funds will be managed effectively.
“I have already met with the mayors, and I have said… there can be no excuse. We are providing the resources and I am expecting that we will see the results of the resources that we are providing for the municipal corporations right across the country,” he added.
Each municipal corporation is responsible for the management of drains, gullies and parochial roads within the parish and maintaining them.
- JIS News
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