Georgetown, GINA, April 27, 2005 - Farmers who lost crops during the flood will receive a $10,000 relief and an additional $10,000 for each acre lost (in Regions 2,3,4 and 6), up to a maximum of 80 acres, along with one bag seed paddy for each acre lost.
The Recovery, Planning and Implementation Secretariat, Office of the President made this announcement to inform farmers of the relief package.
In Region 5, each farmer will receive a $25,000 individual allowance along with the $10,000 for each acre lost. This will benefit farmers who were inundated when water from the East Demerara Water Conservancy was released to ease the pressure and water level on the conservancy dams.
The total of the relief package is $253M and relates to 1,022 farmers and 19,930 acres of rice cultivation lost.