Farmlands in Lower and Upper Pomeroon, Region Two are inundated since Christmas Day and authorities have not yet reached out to the over 400 families living there.This was the assertion of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament, Christopher Jones, during an interview with this publication Thursday.In expressing his disquiet about the situation, Jones said that Government’s neglect of Pomeroon residents for so many days is appalling. Claiming that Pomeroon residents are being discriminated against, he said emphasis was placed on sealing the breach at Airy Hall Conservancy, also in Region Two, earlier this year.According to Jones,Wholesale NHL Jerseys, since December 25, 2013 breaches along the conservancy have caused Lower and Upper Pomeroon to flood. Even though, farmlands of cash crops have been destroyed and residents are living in unsanitary conditions,Wholesale Jerseys USA, no one from the Regional Democratic Council visited the area to assess damage or find a solution.Jones said that APNU has been keeping a close eye on the matter and on Monday evening last, the People’s National Congress Reform’s Region Two Secretary spoke to Regional Chairman Parmanand Persaud,Jerseys Wholesale, about the matter.Jones said that the Party was informed that a team from the Region would have visited the area shortly. He hopes that this would occur soon since residents are faced with millions of dollars in losses. Students have been unable to attend school since their parents do not have finances for transportation. In addition,Cheap MLB Jerseys China, parents have complained that their children have developed rashes as a result.According to the Parliamentarian, the Party was told that a farmer aligned with the Government has been visiting other farmers in Upper Pomeroon who themselves are so aligned to assess their damage for compensation.“If indeed this report is accurate it is totally discriminatory,Cheap Jerseys From China, since residents of Pomeroon are citizens of Guyana and their produce contributes to their livelihoods,” he said.Jones stressed that the flooding of the Pomeroon area is not new and has been a sore issue for many years. One recommendation for this problem is the dredging of the mouth of the Pomeroon River,Nike NFL Jerseys China, he added.According to Jones, the Pomeroon area once had a dredge, but about eight years ago the machine was removed and never returned. He related that in the Ninth Parliament,Stitched NFL Jerseys, then Leader of the Opposition Robert Corbin, had raised the issue of the “devastating floods taking place along the coastal belt of Guyana from the Corentyne to the Pomeroon.