Madam Speaker, I would like to refer the hon. Member to the replies I made PQ B/223 on 25 March 2025 and to PQ B/616 on 08 July 2025 wherein I informed the House that the Flacq/Mahebourg B28 Road had been severely affected following the pipelaying works undertaken by the Central Water Authority. The resurfacing works which are currently ongoing along the stretch from Bambous Virieux to Pointe du Diable are being carried out by CWA in accordance to the wayleave conditions issued by the Road Development Authority to reinstate the road after the trenching and excavation works. Madam Speaker, the South-East regions including Bambous Virieux, Anse Jonchee, Bois des Amourettes, Vieux Grand Port, Rivère Des Créoles, Petit Bel Air and Grand Bel Air were declared by the Land Drainage Authority as high-risk flood prone areas since April 2021. The study and implementation of flood mitigation measures in the region of Bambous Virieux were entrusted to the National Development Unit in 2021. The preliminary design report for the flood mitigation measures in the Bambous Virieux region was prepared by Servansingh Jadav & Partners Consulting Engineers Ltd and submitted to the LDA in August 2022.

63 Subsequently, geotechnical investigations were carried out along the proposed cut-off drain alignment in September 2023. Based on these findings, the Consultant prepared and submitted a detailed design report which was approved by the LDA in January 2024. The scope of works under the approved DDR includes the following – 1. Provision of cut-off drain 1m to 2 m wide and 0.7m to 1.5m deep to intercept flows from the mountain slopes; 2. Construction of a new culvert and upgrading of existing culverts along B28 Road in Bambous Virieux region; 3. Raising and the realignment of the B28 Road, and 4. Upgrading of Feeder Antoine, Feeder Sookun and Rivulet Bambous. Madam Speaker, regarding part (a) of the question, I am informed that in view of extensive land acquisition requirements, the following two projects along the stretch from Bambous Virieux to Pointe du Diable were entrusted to the Drain Infrastructure Construction Ltd in March 2024 for implementation – 1. Flood mitigation measures at Bambous Virieux, and 2. Flood mitigation measures at Petit Sable and Grand Sable. Flood mitigation measures at Bambous Virieux – I am further informed by the DICL that a first procurement exercise for Bambous Virieux project was launch on 03 September 2024 through an open advertised bidding process. However, the exercise was not conclusive due to the high bid prices. Accordingly, the DICL Board recommended that the bids be relaunched at a later stage upon securing financial clearance for a revised cost estimate. Funds for preparation of the project has been earmarked under the Climate and Sustainability Fund. The bid documents are ready. Once financial clearance is obtained for the revised cost estimate, the bidding exercise will be relaunched. As regards the project at Petit Sable and Grand Sable, DICL issued a Work’s Order in November 2022 to Servansingh Jadav & Partners Consulting Engineers Ltd for, inter alia, the preparation of the bidding document. Geotechnical investigations were subsequently undertaken and the findings were incorporated into the DDR which were submitted in May 2024 together with the LDA’s clearance. Following a technical meeting in July 2024, the draft bidding document and cost estimate were finalised and subsequently in October 2024. However, under the Climate and

64 Sustainability Fund, no funds have been earmarked in the current Financial Year 2025/2026 for the implementation of the project. Funds have been earmarked only for the preparation of the project and as such, DICL cannot initiate the Land Acquisition Procedures or launch the bid during this financial year. My Ministry will make arrangement for funds to be made available for implementation of the projects in the next financial year. Madam Speaker, in parallel, the RDA has, in the pipeline, the project for the upgrading of the B28 Road from Ville Noire to Anse Jonchée and from Anse Jonchée to Deux Frères which makes provision for the rehabilitation and construction of drains, culverts and bridges. The design for these sections had already been completed and the RDA will submit the appropriate budgetary proposals in due course. In addition, the RDA has already completed the following – 1. The construction of four culverts and slopes stabilisation works over a length of 200 m under the project upgrading of B28 Road from Deux Frères to Bel Air, phase 1; 2. The construction of four culverts and two bridges under the project flood mitigation measures at Anse Jonchée along B28 Road, and 3. The upgrading of existing road side drains and the construction of new drains under the project upgrading of B28 Road, lot 3 from Deux Frères to Bel Air, phase 2. In the meantime, the RDA continues to carry out regular inspection to ensure the cleanliness and functioning of the existing drains along B28 Road. A survey has already been completed and Work’s Orders will shortly be issued to contractors under the framework agreement for cleaning, desilting and minor upgrading works.

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