The engineering consultants of a residential subdivision are blaming the Fiji Roads Authority (FRA) for the flooding at Nasese in Suva recently.
The developers say that the reclamation and construction works at the Turner Bridge (Nasese Bridge) constricts the mouth of Laveti Creek, causing waters to build up further inland and flood residential properties along the creek.
Emailed communication between the engineering consultants, FRA and the Suva City Council (SCC) indicate that discussion on the issue of flooding in the Nasese area was initiated in November 2020.
FRA acting chief executive Kamal Prasad has said the new Nasese development had filled the retention basins where the storm water used to sit and combined with the high rainfall intensity, the flood occurred.
The engineering consultants say the project was originally approved by the SCC in 2015.
The SCC has not responded to questions sent on the issue.
