Farmers feel sidelined after dredging refusal

Local farmers express dissatisfaction with a decision refusing an application to dredge

November 21, 2024

Gaddafi Zulu 1 minute read

While many anglers enjoy fishing at the St Lucia estuary mouth when water levels are high, farmers lament the back-flooding issue Photo: Tamlyn Cramer

Farmers adversely affected by the back-flooding at the Msunduzi and Mfolozi river mouths within iSimangaliso Wetland Park have expressed their dissatisfaction with a decision refusing an application to dredge the inundated area.

The refused application by iSimangaliso to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) to dredge the affected area entailed clearing the
vegetation and sediment that has clogged the Msunduzi channel, with the aim of alleviating back-flooding and draining the Msunduzi and Mfolozi flats.

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