Jack Warner said Thursday his Works Ministry will bring in an expert to produce a plan on how to alleviate flooding in this country, particularly in Port of Spain, where heavy showers caused severe flooding Thursday and created commuter choas.Speaking to reporters following the weekly cabinet meeting Warner said he will make the recommendation to Cabinet next week. He did not say who is the person conducting the study.
However he explained that the individual has compiled reports which were internationally acclaimed but were never used in Trinidad and Tobago.
He said the Manning PNM government bypassed the expert and treated him with discourtesy.
He added that he found the report at the ministry and believes it just needs to be "dusted off" and put to use.
"We have tested it even at this point in time, and it is still relevant and valid and it is in this context, we are employing this expert who will work in our ministry and advise us accordingly...at the end of the day, we will openly test it and see how it will work," he said.
He said the ministry will also work to improve the drainage system. In that context Warner gave instructions for the Caparo and Cunupia rivers to be dredged.
Warner also announced that Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has instructed all MPs to go out in their respective communities to make an assessment of the flood damage to do everything they can to help people.
It's the second time since taking office that Persad-Bissessar and her political colleagues are out in the field touring flood-stricken areas.
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