THE Farm Road shanty town in Abaco remains occupied, hindering clean-up efforts in that area, according to Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction Iram Lewis. He made the statement when updating reporters outside Cabinet on Tuesday on the restoration of Abaco since Hurricane Dorian. He confirmed that operations are underway to clean-up Abaco and four shanty towns, including The Mudd, Pigeon Pea, Sandbanks and Farm Road areas. “I can confirm that the Pigeon Pea is 100 percent cleaned, it will be declared a no-build zone and will be fenced in. The Mudd is about 45 to 50 percent completed. Sandbanks is about 80 to 90 percent done and it being well done,” said the member of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama. Mr Lewis confirmed that occupants in the Farm Road shanty town are posing a challenge and that his ministry will handle the matter humanely as officials are eager to begin clean-up.

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