Desilting works at Vutuni Creek in Ba to protect 2,000 Fijians living flooded prone areas

Desilting works at Vutuni Creek in Ba to protect 2,000 Fijians living flooded prone areas

By Navitalai Naivalurua
Sunday 27/03/2022
[Image: Fijian Government]

Close to 2,000 Fijians living next to the Vutuni Creek in Ba will be protected and safeguarded from flooding after the completion of the desilting works currently being carried out by the Ministry of Waterways.

8 kilometres of emergency creek desilting works is being undertaken by the Ministry of Waterways under the Public-Private Partnership agreement with Aggregate Solution Fiji.

Nailaga villager Jeremaia Tuwai says farms along the creek are constantly affected by flash flooding and they are grateful to the Ministry for assisting them in the desilting works.

Tuwai says it is a sight of relief for them and they hope that flooding will be addressed through these works.

While commissioning the desilting works, Minister for Waterways and Environment, Dr Mahendra Reddy says these works will protect a large amount of arable land from river bank erosion and will mitigate flooding on farms adjacent to the creek.

He says it will further support the commercial agriculture program through increasing agricultural activity in the community which could bring economic benefit to the area.

Reddy says during desilting works, silt and sediments that have built up within river channels are removed, restoring the river's capacity without making the river wider or deeper.

He further says the desilting work is not just intended to protect households from flooding, but also roads, schools, arable land, and infrastructure adjacent to the creek.




fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Latest Videos

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
FEATURE NEWS
Fiji out to deliver an improved performance in Dubai after not winning any tournaments last season
Double Olympic gold medal winners, the Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team are out to deliver an improved performance in Dubai this weekend in the n...
55 minutes ago
LATEST NEWS
GCC delegation depart for China today
As a Great Council of Chiefs delegation departs for China today, Minister for iTaukei Affairs Ifereimi Vasu says main agenda for this visit is to ...
5 minutes ago

Karan out of half marathon event due to harsh conditions
Pacific long-distance king Yeshnil Karan did not feature in the half marathon at the Pacific Games this morning. The event featured Avikash Lal ...
3 hours ago

50,000 and Counting
The recent TOPEX conference featured more talk about the impact of the exodus of Fijian workers to Australia and New Zealand. Permanent Secretary ...
17 hours ago

Inspire Pacific aims to bring juveniles into society through education and effective ways
Inspire Pacific is encouraging juveniles and youth to never lose hope and always reach out for help as they focus on bringing back juveniles to their ...
18 hours ago

World AIDS Day is for reflection, remembrance and action - Human Rights Activist
World AIDS Day is a day for reflection, remembrance and action because people losing lives due to HIV is an issue that affects everyone. Those ...
18 hours ago
IN DEPTH
PM’s motion passed to reduce overseas travel allowances for the PM, Ministers, Assistant Ministers, Leader of Opposition and MPs
Parliament has passed the Prime Minister’s motion to reduce the rates payable for overseas travelling allowances for the Prime Minister, Cabinet ...
10 days ago

CEO of the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission, Joel Abraham appears on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan
CEO of the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission, Joel Abraham appears on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay ...
16 days ago

HIV infections in Fiji increased 260% since 2010, making Fiji the second fastest-growing epidemic in the Asia Pacific region
Speaker of Parliament and UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for the Pacific Region, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau says according to the Global AIDS Monitoring Report, Fiji is in the top 5 countries of rising new HIV infections in the Asia Pacific region amongst the 15 t
20 days ago

TOP