SOME 26 land owners were given an opportunity to identify their individual house lots at the new housing development scheme in Stewartville, West Coast Demerara.

According to the Ministry of Housing and Water, the house lot identification exercise was led by a team from the Surveys Unit of the Central Housing & Planning Authority (CH&PA).
It follows the completion of infrastructure works such as land clearing, and the construction of access roads and drainage systems.

“The proud allottees related that this is a defining moment in their journey to homeownership, as they can now move forward with their construction plans after years of waiting,” the Housing Ministry noted.

In April, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, inspected the works at that and several other schemes in the region, and subsequently urged contractors to expedite works so that the allottees would be able to occupy their lands soon.
More than 400 house lots have been allocated in Stewartville. In the coming weeks, CH&PA will be engaging a number of other persons who were allocated lands to conduct similar exercises.