RESIDENTS in the community of Covent Garden, and surrounding areas on the East Bank Demerara can now benefit from improved water access.
According to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Water Incorporated, Shaik Baksh, the utility company on Saturday drilled a new well in Covent Garden to supply residents of that community, Farm, Herstelling, and Prospect.

Baksh explained that the drilling of this well is critical for the new housing areas to be supplied with water.
“We’re very much concerned that the contractor has been here for a year now, and cannot complete this well. So, we have to make some decisions, which we will be doing early next week.

“This well is critical because many of the residents in those areas, cannot receive a water supply. This well will feed the treatment plant at Covent Garden, to give these residents treated water. So, it’s very important that this well is completed at the earliest possible time.”

Furthermore, the CEO revealed that the GWI will commence drilling a well at Grove on the East Bank, to supplement the source of water they have in Covent Garden.

“This will be a second well at Grove to help to provide water to the new housing areas there. And, as you are aware we have completed a well at Diamond. The well collapsed, a new well was drilled, and that well is performing very admirable.”
Baksh said that persons in that community are receiving better water pressure in their homes, and that the company has not received any complaints about the service.

He noted that the wells at Covent Garden and Grove must be completed and put into operation at the earliest possible time.
Another new well that has been put into operation is the well in Eccles. This well was put into operation two weeks ago, and Baksh noted that the water pressure is ‘building up’, so residents in that area will be receiving better service shortly.