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As the financial year closed yesterday, chairman of the Penal/Debe Regional Corporation (PDRC) Gowtam Maharaj admitted that no roadworks were carried out over the past year, blaming funding policies under the former administration.
Speaking at the corporation’s monthly Statutory meeting held in Debe yesterday, Maharaj said the council had been left “cash-strapped.” In last year’s budget, he said the corporation was allocated $21 million for the 2024/2025 Development Programme, but by mid-year had received only $1.4 million.
“As a financial year-end review, we are saddened by the policies of the last government,” he said.
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