Conservancy dam breached
A national disaster area has been declared in the Mahaica Creek after water from the East Demerara Conservancy which was breached in the wee hours of November 3, 2001 flooded the village of Cane Grove.


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    People have to speak out about the conservancy dam
    February 20, 2005

  1. Emergency work continuing on conservancy dam
    April 2, 2003

  2. Close watch on East Demerara Conservancy Dam repairs
    April 2, 2003

  3. Scramble to repair conservancy before rains
    March 27, 2003

  4. Crumbling conservancy dam threatens villages
    March 19, 2003

  5. Three major breaches of East Demerara conservancy dam in 2000 and 2001-Chandarpal
    July 12, 2002

  6. Disciplinary action to be taken against drainage board staff -Luncheon
    June 3, 2002

  7. Government sues B.K. International over dam breach
    May 19, 2002

  8. Govt files $50M lawsuit against BK
    May 18, 2002

  9. PNC/R claims Government's response in dam breach `unconvincing'
    May 18, 2002

  10. Heeding the voice of the people
    May 3, 2002

  11. Halting BK's contracts would not be part of penalty
    April 18, 2002

  12. Engineers to conduct peer review
    April 14, 2002

  13. BK, drainage board culpable - Cabinet
    April 13, 2002

  14. Cabinet finds firm, supervisory agency `culpable'
    April 13, 2002

  15. Flood situation at Cane Grove
    April 12, 2002

  16. Government to decide on action tomorrow - Luncheon
    April 11, 2002

  17. PNC/R wants speedy action on dam breach report
    April 5, 2002

  18. BK reserves position, disputes probe team's key findings
    April 3, 2002

  19. Contractors challenge dam breach team report
    April 3, 2002

  20. PNC/R wants audit of B&K contracts
    March 29, 2002

  21. Cabinet still considering conservancy breach report
    March 29, 2002

  22. Govt could have prevented waste of funds on dam - GAP-WPA
    March 26, 2002

  23. Dam breach report is a call to action
    March 25, 2002

  24. Project neither properly conceived, nor executed
    March 24, 2002

  25. Team says section of dam in critical condition
    March 23, 2002

  26. Seepage led to dam failure -probe team
    March 23, 2002

  27. Remedial work should have been preceded by study
    March 22, 2002

  28. Repairs will be based on completed designs - Luncheon
    February 5, 2002

  29. Conservancy water level `dangerously low'
    January 4, 2002

  30. East Demerara Conservancy Dam breach
    December 21, 2001

  31. Conservancy dam breach probe report due next week
    December 20, 2001

  32. Two breaches almost sealed; 5,000 ft for emergency work
    December 19, 2001

  33. Cane Grove flood victims get final govt payment
    December 13, 2001

  34. BK continuing work on conservancy dam
    December 7, 2001

  35. $6.1M paid to Cane Grove flood victims to date
    November 30, 2001

  36. Dam breach sealed
    November 30, 2001

  37. Flood-hit Cane Grove residents get monetary assistance
    November 29, 2001

  38. Cane Grove flood assessment committee concludes work
    November 27, 2001

  39. Kandhi heads dam breach assessment committee
    November 24, 2001

  40. Report submitted on Cane Grove infrastructure damage
    November 17, 2001

  41. The conservancy breach
    November 16, 2001

  42. '68 feasibility study advised against raising conservancy dam
    November 14, 2001

  43. Dam breach probe under way
    November 14, 2001

  44. Conservancy dam breach could have been blessing in disguise
    November 14, 2001

  45. Not responsible - BK International says
    November 13, 2001

  46. The conservancy dam
    November 11, 2001

  47. Overgrowth was removed from dam-- drainage engineer
    November 10, 2001

  48. PNC/R sceptical about dam breach probe
    November 10, 2001

  49. Flood victims promised initial $15M in aid
    November 10, 2001

  50. Cane Grove breach sealed, flood recedes
    November 9, 2001

  51. Sealed conservancy dam breached again
    November 8, 2001

  52. Sheet piles cave in at dam breach site
    November 8, 2001

  53. Team to probe dam breach
    November 7, 2001

  54. Conservancy dam breach to be probed
    November 7, 2001

  55. The conservancy dam collapse
    November 7, 2001

  56. Conservancy dam breach sealed
    November 6, 2001

  57. Dam breach sealed
    November 6, 2001

  58. Work to reduce flood waters continues
    November 5, 2001

  59. Sealing of breach almost completed
    November 5, 2001

  60. Conservancy dam breached
    November 4, 2001

  61. Dam collapse triggers serious floods
    November 4, 2001

  62. Emergency medical team for flood areas
    November 4, 2001

  63. Xavier defends B.K. contract awards
    June 25, 2001




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