The Minister of Housing and Water the Honorable Irfaan Ali and a team of GWI officials visited the area and interacted with residents and outlined strategic interventions to offer immediate relief.

The temporary interventions instituted were sectionalized distribution where various sections of the community received water at specified times of the day. To support this effort GWI also deployed seven 450 gallons Black Tanks strategically located to support sectionalized delivery. In addition, a contractor delivers water to the affected areas via five black tanks on a daily basis.

Residents must remember that water supply challenges in most communities are aggravated by persons who connect pumps directly to service connections and by those who waste or otherwise abuse the service. During periods of service interruptions, we must bear in mind that no water delivery system is designed to deliver water to all residents at the same time. As such we all must play our part in conserving water.

A recent visit to the area by GWI officials revealed that some customers have removed stop cocks from their service connections, thus contributing to pressure reductions and wastage. GWI has since reinstalled these devices to stem wastage and calls upon customers to desist from removing them.

A permanent solution to the current situation has been on going since failure of the Tuschen well. GWI engineers have been working diligently to restore the ailing well with very encouraging results. The remedial works have concluded and the well has recommenced operation over the past forty eight hours.

This is just part of the overall investment plan valued at more than 1billion Guyana Dollars slated to bring permanent relief to residents and to improve levels of service.

The new Vergenoegen well is soon to be commissioned and will serve to further boost supplies to the affected areas. These interventions coupled with the Water Treatment Plants, system distribution and service upgrade form part of the macro development initiative of the Government of Guyana to raise the general standards of living in the area. Such programs within the water sector complement the housing development drive.

Residents on the other hand must play their part in ensuring that these massive capital investments are safeguarded.
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