NEARLY 400 residents of Daag Point, Bartica, are set to benefit from improved water supply systems and housing developments, thanks to efforts by the Ministry of Housing and Water.
Subject Minister Collin Croal, a team from his ministry, and other sub agencies visited communities in the Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) communities where the projects are being streamlined.
According to the ministry, Minister Croal, regional officials and technical staff of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), visited the communities and addressed residents, assuring them that the project would be operationalised soon.
A well has already been successfully drilled and activated and some supplementary works are left to be done like the installation of a new PV system, inclusive of a panel rack frame, solar panels, pump, well master, new storage tanks on the existing metal trestle, and interconnection to the pipe network.
A perimeter fence will also be constructed, and some 3,000 metres of 50 mm PVC pipes & 1,000 metres of 19 mm PVC pipes with 60 service connections will be installed. The estimated budget for the execution of the ancillary works that are yet to be done is $12 million.
Meanwhile, the team from the ministry, along with the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) inspected ongoing infrastructural works at a new housing development at Tract ‘CHPA’ and Tract ‘CHPA Extension’, also in Bartica.
The team comprised of Minister Croal, CH&PA’s Chief Executive Officer Sherwyn Greaves; Director of Operations, Denise King-Tudor; Chief Development Planner Germene Stewart; engineers from the Projects Department, including Randolph Hunte and Jamal Brotherson; as well as other technical staff.
Together, the two newly acquired blocks of land span 99 acres and are expected to yield over 300 lots. The development is located west of the Five Miles Housing Scheme and is in proximity to the Bartica Airstrip. The infrastructure works currently being done include land clearing, access roads to provide easy navigation for allottees, and drainage networks.
As part of future strategic plans, the scheme will connect directly to the Bartica/Potaro Road and the incoming Aruwai-Teperu Road.
Furthermore, the ministry is also focused on establishing connectivity with existing housing developments. Key features of the scheme encompass a community service hub to complement the residential zone and strategic interspersed residential/commercial lots to address immediate economic needs and services for allottees.
The plan also includes provisions for commercial plots, playgrounds, parks, public open spaces, and places of worship.
