St. George’s, Grenada, March 22nd, 2010: Members of the Opposition are calling on the Government to take a more proactive approach to the current water problem facing Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. The Opposition believes that while we all have to be optimistic that the situation will change for the better, a visionary Government will have an alternative plan for the immediate and the future. Parliamentary Representative for Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Hon. Elvin Nimrod believes that the solution to the current drought cannot simply be to appeal to Grenadians to conserve water and to take legal actions against those who fail to comply. Nimrod says the Government needs to be more proactive and to take decisive steps to prepare for the unexpected. He says the Government’s approach to this problem seems to be the same as their approach to the current financial crisis. He noted that the people of the country will always look towards the Government for answers in any crisis and they expect the Government to perform. But Nimrod believes the NDC’S response to any crisis seems to be to blame the previous Government rather than to deal with the problem. As a result the former Government Minister is challenging the Government to stop behaving as an infant and take the bull by the horn and get on with the job of Governing the country. Nimrod says one of the immediate measures that can be taken is the repair or replacement of the desalination plants in St. Georges, Carriacou and Petite Martinique and to consider new ones for the Western side of the island. The Opposition is also appealing to the general public to continue to support the National Water and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA), in its efforts to conserve water. Meanwhile, the Opposition takes this opportunity to congratulate employees of NAWASA and the hardworking firemen of the Royal Grenada Police Force for the excellent job they have been doing in dealing with these national problems.