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uties to help bail water from e stores. It was a similar case inside ourda Market, where venors had to take precautions save their goods. In the aftermath, vendors, ho were not severely affectd, were seen mopping up side their stalls. Some mented the frequency of the infall and the resulting disomfort they had to endure hile plying their trade. Debbie (only name given), greens vendor, said when he got to the market she bserved the water rising but as quick to note that it ceded a few hours after. She stated that she did not suffer any losses but noted that the market floods too frequently and a better drainage system should be in place.
“We had to lift some rice bags so it wouldn’t get damaged because the water was above our ankles but since the last flood we didn’t take chance and leave it on the ground,” said Anil, another vendor, who just gave his first name.
Venture noted that meetings have been held with the sluice and drainage operators and training is being considered to improve the standard of operation on the waterfront. There would also be serious sanctions for those operators who are caught neglecting their duties, he said.
Meanwhile, a press statement issued yesterday afternoon by Town Clerk Royston King said that 70% of the allocated funds to City Engineer’s Department would be used to improve the city’s drainage system.
The release also called on citizens to desist from dumping garbage into the waterways as it often hinders the performance of the drainage pumps.