Latest update December 21st, 2024 1:35 AM
Water shortage hits Kwakwani
Several residents of Staff Hill, Kwakwani, have been without water for the past four weeks. KUI, the subsidiary supplying water to the community, is tasked with investigating what is impeding water from reaching residents’ taps since there is reportedly no problem with the water plant.
According to an elderly female resident, for weeks her tap has been dry while most of her neighbours are receiving water.
She said that she is forced to bathe at her daughter, who lives in another street, and fetch water to do household chores. She also depends on rain water to flush the toilet.
She believes that the water company does not have the capacity to satisfy the growing community.
Another resident, who lives about two doors away, said for the past week water has been trickling through his tap. “It would come on, fill a cup and cut off,” he said.
He is hopeful that the problem would be resolved shortly since the water situation is posing great inconvenience.
His family is currently using water from the creek for bathing and other domestic purposes. He uses bleach to treat the creek water and he purchases bottled water for drinking. The man said that on Sunday a team from the water company was in the area trying to address the issue.
According to a representative of KUI, the company was not informed of this recent water “shortage” situation. There was a similar situation earlier in the month but that was fixed. However, the company would have to carry out another investigation to determine why water is not reaching all the taps.
The representative noted that there are 31 houses on the hill and the majority is receiving water. He assured that there is nothing wrong with the water plant and there is adequate pressure to send water through pipelines.
He said that residents do not pay for water since the service is subsidized by Government.
According to Shaik Baksh, Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), GWI provides capital assistance to KUI to ensure residents have access to water. He noted that GWI is concerned about the current situation and hopes the matter would be resolved soon.
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