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Box 1: Road Infrastructure
– Food Basket Areas
Mayaro Network 4.75km -
$4.75 million
Marper Approach Road
1.4km - $2.732 million
Tableland Network 1.35km
- $1.217 million
Hobal Network 2.06km -
$2.908 million
Penal Network 2.1km -
$1.812 million
Mamoral Network 3.28km
- $4.978 million
La Horquetta Network
4.53km - $3.401 million
Water Management and Flood Control Programme
46.
In 2013, funding was provided in the amount of $15 million for implementation
of the Water Management and Flood Control Programme of which the entire amount was
utilised. This programme sought to provide and make available water for sustainable
farming in the dry season. It includes the establishment of communal pond storage
and/or water harvesting systems and reservoir storage in the Ortoire and North
Oropouche River Catchments, as well as the development of water control structures and
de-silting of channels at Caroni, Waterloo, Felicity, Edinburgh, Caparo/Mamoral and
Cushe.
47.
Additionally, in 2013 significant clearing de-silting works were undertaken at
Caroni, Waterloo, Felicity, Edinburgh, Exchange and Carapo/Mamoral. Purchases and
Maintenance of
Drainage Pump and Accessories, Service and Repairs of twelve (12)
Pumps were completed and purchase of Portable Tower Lights and Accessories were
undertaken. With regard to Infrastructure for Rice Cultivation, road works were
undertaken as shown in the following table.
Agricultural Land Management
48.
Through the Food Basket Programme, the
Ministry continued to rehabilitate agricultural access
roads to allow farmers to have ease of access to sixty-
nine (69) major food basket areas in Trinidad. This
programme significantly increased agricultural
production in communities, thus supporting the thrust
towards national food security. An investment of $40
million was spent for the activities under the
programme in 2013 resulting in 20 km of road being
created. Box 1 refers.
Infrastructure for Rice- Phase I
Infrastructure for Rice- Phase II
Caroni & Jerningham
(33km)
Cushe Food Crop Project
(8km)
La Gloria
(18km)
Ecclesville
(20Ha)
Penal
(30Ha)
Plum Mitan
(50Ha)
Hart Road
(100Ha)
Brigand Road
(70Ha)
Navet
(16Ha)
Cumuto Area & Environs (35Ha)
Oropouche Area (40Ha)
Biche Ortoire Lagoon 1 (36Ha)
Biche Ortoire Lagoon II (46Ha)
Wade Road Area (75Ha)
Kanhai Trace and Environs (35Ha)
Cunjal Area (35Ha)
