Madam Speaker, I am informed that the Land Drainage Authority has awarded a contract to Setec Mauritius in February 2025 for the formulation of a Land Drainage Master Plan for Rodrigues, with the view to building climate resilience and reduce Rodrigues’ vulnerability to flooding, taking into consideration the island’s specific topographical, climatic and developmental context. The LDMP aims at proposing a conceptual framework for flood risk management that will guide long term sustainable development and reduce Rodrigues’ exposure to the impacts of climate change. A kick-off meeting was held on 13 March 2025 and the inception report was presented on 23 July 2025, in the presence of several stakeholders, including – • myself; • the Deputy Chief Commissioner; • the Commissioner for Public Infrastructure; • the Commissioner for Agriculture, and representatives from – • the National Development Unit; • Land Drainage Authority; • the Road Development Authority; • the Rodrigues Public Utilities Commission; • the Cadastral Unit of Rodrigues, and • Setec amongst others. The presentation outlined the scope of the LDMP and feedback from the Rodrigues Regional Assembly was also sought with the view to ensuring that the deliverables were aligned with the specific requirements and development vision of Rodrigues. The Inception Report was officially handed over to the Chief Commissioner and the Deputy Chief Commissioner during the presentation. I am informed by the LDA that the final report is expected to be submitted by June 2026. Madam Speaker, as regards the projects being implemented by the National Development Unit, a total of three drain projects to the tune of some Rs174 million are currently ongoing and are at 41% completion. Two projects have been planned for implementation by the NDU in the next financial year, namely – (i) raising of fords at Rivière Cocos, and (ii) raising of fords at Baie du Nord. It is expected that the bidding procedures should in principle be completed by October 2026, subject to financial clearance. I am also informed that six projects are under preparation and the study is expected to be completed by June 2027.

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