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The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday granted contracts worth $390.5 million for the construction and rehabilitation of drainage and irrigation structures and farm to market access roads in the Canal Polders.The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is largely funding the project. The contracts were awarded to Falcon Transportation and Construction Services.The projects are due to start on August 17 and will be executed out over a period of 20 months.The projects include the construction of one outfall sluice, 14 bridges, 20.8 kilometres of access roads,Throwback Jerseys, and 800 metres of revetment.The supervising contract has not yet been awarded, and according to Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, this contract will be awarded in two weeks. He said that a six-tier monitoring mechanism exists for ensuring the contracts are executed according to specifications.The Government of Guyana contribution will be provided in kind, that is,NBA Authentic Jerseys, in the execution of earthworks in the stated areas.The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority has completed at least 60 percent of these earthworks so that the rehabilitation of control structures and access roads could commence.In addition to that stated above,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, the projects include the installation of three main head regulators, 12 secondary head regulators, two secondary check structures, and 58 secondary culverts.The main head regulators are intake structures from the conservancies while the secondary head regulators control the intake from the main canals to the secondary canals.The secondary check structures regulate the level of water in the secondary canals into the drainage systems.The main tail regulators and the secondary head regulators discharge excess water from the main and secondary canals respectively into the drainage systems. The secondary culverts allow drainage in the secondary drains while facilitating access across the channels.The main outfall sluices are the structures that discharge water into the rivers or ocean.The structures are to be constructed of concrete. The bridges will be supported on piled foundation and the superstructures of timber.These projects fall under the larger Agriculture Development Programme, which is funded by the IDB.In relation to the rehabilitation works, the local IDB representative, Marco Nicola, he said an active involvement of Water Users Association during rehabilitation works would be necessary.Chairman of the Water Users Association for the project area,Cheap Sports Jerseys, Ramanand Persaud,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, said the projects are important are important to allow farmers to increase production, noting that farmers will be able to access agricultural lands abandoned 30 years ago.His sentiments were shared by Bisram Singh,NFL Jerseys Cheap, the chairman of the famers and exporters group.Contractor Azad Mirza committed to carrying out the projects to professional standards and vowed to complete his job in the specified time.Nicola said the ADP is more than a rehabilitation programme and in order to achieve the project goals an effective partnership between the public and private sector is expected.The objective of the ADP is to contribute to the increase of Guyana’s export growth rate and reduce its volatility. Its purpose is to establish services and institutions for a sustainable increase in the income derived from the export of non-traditional exports in aquaculture, fruits and vegetables, and livestock subsectors.Minister Persaud described the project as the launch pad for the ADP, which has total funding of US$21.9 million.