– Komal Chand informs National Assembly

GOVERNMENT Member of Parliament Mr Komal Chand has assured members of the National Assembly, on Thursday last, during the ongoing budget debate, that Region 3 (Essequibo Islands/West Demerara) is thriving and continuously growing despite ‘ups and downs’.

Chand shared with the National Assembly that with Region 3 being rather extensive and being the third most highly populated region in the country, it is even harder for administration and representational work to do be done.
However, he added that it is a region where citizens are enterprising and with ease of access to our capital, the region’s residents are main contributors to Georgetown’s many-sided activities.
The region in itself, he noted, is thriving with workers, farmers, self -employed and small family enterprises being the mainstay of its economic life. These factors, he added, make invaluable contributions to our overall growth and up-keeping of a vibrant economy.
Chand revealed that “social and physical infrastructure works by the government and regional administration are today standard activities within the regions.” He explained that over the years, such activities have served, to change the environment and general looks of various villages, while, at the same time, enhancing our citizen’s well-being.
“The focus on infrastructure, in practical terms, means paved streets, excavation of canals, extension and equipping health outposts and hospitals to facilitate health services to reach more people; rehabilitation and constructions of schools going side by side with expanding water services and distribution of house lots, more so at Parafaite-Harmonie and Tuschen,” he said.
He highlighted that this budget promises projects that will continue to see improvements to Region 3 and usher in more changes. He eagerly awaits the completion of the athletic track at Leonora, the construction of a new power plant at Vreed-en-Hoop and the beginning of works on the road from Vreed-en-Hoop to Parika. He concluded by adding that progress might be seen on the stated intention to build a new Demerara Harbour Bridge.
Komal Chand is a representative of Region 3 for the Peoples’ Progressive Party in the National Assembly.

(Vanessa Narine)