Instead of paralyzing construction works of the canal to divert waters of a river that is born in the Dominican Republic and flows for 2 km into Haiti before returning to its course in the Dominican Republic, Haitian builders have increased the size of the canal. The increase will now enable the canal to divert even more water.
Listin Diario reports that after the protest of the Dominican authorities, the Haitian builders have secured donations of money and construction materials to expand the canal so it can extract more water from the tributary.
Listin Diario reports that the Haitians have built two gabion walls to lead the Massacre River to the dam that, in turn, will feed the canal to irrigate crops in several locations in Haiti.
At the site of the construction, dozens of Haitians are working on the dam with a hydraulic excavator, a tandem compactor...
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