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On October 19, to October 21st, 2018 an estimated 80% of Trinidad and Tobago experienced flooding due to torrential rainfall. Officials indicated that Trinidad received a month's rainfall during the two days. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago initially allocated TTD 25 million in relief funding. The business, non-governmental, non-profit organizations and citizens of Trinidad and Tobago also contributed towards the flood relief.
The Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government (MRDLG) through the Disaster Coordinator, initiated meetings with an aim to have access an Early Warning System for Flooding,such that the Disaster Management Units can activate earlier. The Water Resources Agency (WRA), Water and Sewerage (WASA) as the Hydrological Experts were also included along with other Governmental and Non-Profit Agencies. The Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society (TTRCS) is a non-governmental financial supporter of this initative. WRA currently operate two realtime systems (although not extensive):
Due to economic conditions, it was agreed that the financial resources should be prioritised to increase coverage in highly affected areas. Thus additional monitoring stations will be integrated into WRA's Realtime Network using inhouse resources.
The development and implementation of this portal was executed by Ryan Mahadeo ,Engineer at WRA,WASA and will be continously updated. The installation of stations will be an ongoing process, which will be supported by MRDLG, WRA, WASA along with other Ministries. In addition to the features of this portal, the system is also designed to provide notifications via:
Developed by: Ryan Mahadeo - Engineer at the Water Resources Agency, WASA.