SEA DEFENSES (AGRIC)

closed

The proposed project is part of Phase I of a Twelve-Year Sea Defense Program, to provide protection against cyclical and local erosion and flooding by the sea of the fertile coastal plains, which lie below sea level. The project consists of: (a) construction of about 26,230 feet of sea walls, including 21,230 feet in the East Demerara Coast and 5,000 feet in the West Demerara Coast; (b) purchase of hydrographic equipment, including one survey launch, to extend the scope of coastal erosion research and hydrographic studies; (c) preparation, by end of 1969, of an engineering and economic feasibility study of works needed to protect the Georgetown Esplanade; and (d) preparation, by 1971, of a study of improved sea wall designs including necessary hydraulic model tests and possible construction methods, and of an economic/technical study for selecting priority areas to be protected by sea defense works from 1972.