JANELLE BERNARD

Pro­duc­er

Se­nior Dis­as­ter Man­age­ment Co­or­di­na­tor, Jer­ry David, is call­ing out the state for ap­prov­ing the con­struc­tion of struc­tures on hill­tops.

This, he says, wors­ens flood­ing dur­ing the rainy sea­son, es­pe­cial­ly in ar­eas such as Diego Mar­tin and Mar­aval.

Ac­cord­ing to David, the de­for­esta­tion tak­ing place for such con­crete struc­tures will cause the wa­ter to flow down­hill when it rains, im­pact­ing those who live in the low­er parts of the hills.

Jer­ry David said this year they were able to ac­quire new ma­chin­ery, which will be avail­able for every Re­gion­al Cor­po­ra­tion need­ing help with flood­ing and clean up.

The dis­as­ter man­age­ment of­fi­cial was speak­ing at the Trinidad and To­ba­go Dis­as­ter Risk Man­age­ment Con­fer­ence on Mon­day, June 3.