Project Pristine recently removed 22 vessels from the lagoon area and mangroves in Carriacou within just 16 days.
The Grenada government is making great progress towards restoring the island of Carriacou after the destruction caused by Hurricane Beryl. Kerryne Z. James, Minister of Climate Resilience, recently, along with her team, visited the project sites and witnessed the site’s remarkable progress.
The recent updates from these sites reported that 22 vessels had been extracted from the lagoon area and mangroves in Carriacou within a mere 16 days. This points out that the work is going at a great pace. This is an outstanding achievement for the governments and ministries who are working day and night.
Kevin Clarke, operations supervisor at GSWMA, opened up about the process involved in managing solid waste. He explained that the process is simple and is managed by the solid waste management authority.
In addition, he mentioned that contractors come to these sites and deposit debris waste. From here, the waste is categorized into different areas, such as metal, treated lumber, untreated lumber, and wires. He said that they are following and working according to strict instructions.
The Marine Burial Cleanup is also started in collaboration with services provided by Trinidad and Tobago. Engineers from IEL service providers are working with the Ministry of Climate Resilience to clear debris from the areas impacted by the storm and protect the island’s biodiversity.
One of the members of the service provider explained the process. They had removed the boats from the water and checked whether they were good or not. Then, they send these destroyed boats and debris back.
The Pristine Project aims not to clean up but to develop Carriacou so that it can deal with future climate threats. Making it a climate resilience island. The government is working to ensure that these islands remain beautiful and sustainable places for years to come.
She stated that the the storm devasted many houses and home of the island. Many sectors were badly affected by it, like the fishing sector and agriculture sector, so one of the mandates from the government is to ensure that they restore Carriacou and bring some sort of normalcy. So that the residents of the island can start their life again and making it climate resilient.
Visiting another site at Hillsburg, Minister Keeryne James shed some light on the developments there. She stated,” The wood debris is chipped, and they are being piled now. All these sites have commenced the second phase, which is to break down of debris and stockpiling so that they can be transferred to mainland Grenada.”
