{"id":186181,"date":"2026-09-03T11:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/?p=186181"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:05:03","slug":"new-pumping-station-to-help-reduce-flooding-in-paramaribo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/new-pumping-station-to-help-reduce-flooding-in-paramaribo\/","title":{"rendered":"New pumping station to help reduce flooding in Paramaribo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro-text\">\n<p>The new pumping installation at Sommelsdijkse Kreek has officially been commissioned. The installation is intended to improve the drainage of excess water and thereby reduce the risk of <a href=\"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/owro-wil-gronduitgiftes-op-kanalen-en-wegen-terugdraaien-om-wateroverlast-aan-te-pakken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flooding<\/a> in parts of Paramaribo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dropcap \" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; border-color: #ffffff;\">V<\/span>ia Sommelsdijkse Kreek and the connected waterways, excess water from various areas is drained. This includes parts of the historic city centre and surrounding residential and tourist areas.<\/p>\n<p>The installation was realised with financial support from Japan. Under a programme for economic and social development, the Japanese government made approximately US$2.7 million available for the replacement of key pumping and sluice infrastructure in Suriname.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Japanese ambassador, the new pumping installation makes an important contribution to water management in Paramaribo. According to the diplomat, the project also underscores the long-standing cooperation between Suriname and Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The installation is equipped with modern Japanese technology and industrial pumps. This is intended to strengthen the capacity to drain excess water.<\/p>\n<p>Although the pumping installation is already operational, the work has not yet been fully completed. The associated building still needs to be further renovated and finished.<\/p>\n<p>The project was carried out in cooperation with the governments of Suriname and Japan and various technical and implementing partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new pumping station at the Sommelsdijkse Kreek improves the drainage of excess water, thereby reducing the risk of flooding in parts of Paramaribo. Japan financed the project with modern<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":184739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_29234516172805655_1309923202201307":"","facebook_29234516172805655_1158244960706604":"","facebook_29234516172805655_1093738170500407":"","facebook_29234516172805655_108923581283702":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16333],"tags":[20765,20766,20764,20761,20763,20762],"class_list":["post-186181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-20765","tag-7-million-us-dollars","tag-commissioning","tag-flooding","tag-pumping-station","tag-sommelsdijkse-kreek"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186181"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186259,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186181\/revisions\/186259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}