Barnwell North to receive water service for first time in more than 15 years

Dec 17, 2015 News

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Richard Van West-Charles at a community meeting organized by residents of Barnwell North and Farm New Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara last Sunday, addressed the concerns of residents regarding the service improvements being implemented in the communities.
The GWI Chief Executive Officer was joined by Chairman of the Barnwell North Farmers’ Group, Samuel Joyce, Executive Director of Operations, GWI, Joseph Codette, Divisional Manager East Bank Demerara, Orion Dhanraj and Asst. Divisional Manager, Laurie David.
After listening to concerns raised by residents about sections of Barnwell North without access to water service for more than 15 years, the GWI Chief Executive explained that the programme is being implemented in phases and within three weeks, the water distribution network will be installed in Fields two (2) to fifteen (15). The community has in excess of 100 households.
Dr. Van West-Charles indicated that GWI will offer a payment contract for families who may be unable to pay for the installation of the new service connections. The residents and the Chief Executive agreed to the terms of the payment contract.
‘‘Our aim is to provide for the many families in urgent need of potable water,’ stated the GWI Chief Executive, ‘GWI is offering a flexible payment contract so that families can afford to pay for the new service connections required to provide the community with water service’.
The proposal was accepted with applause from residents who were advised to visit the GWI Customer Services Office at Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara to sign up for payment contracts.
Addressing residents of the Farm New Housing Scheme, which has in excess of 1000 households without access to water service for more than two (2) years, Dr. Van West-Charles indicated that GWI is prepared to install new water service connections to all Farm residents, but the process is hampered by the vandalism of pipelines installed by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).
Dr. Van-West committed to discussing the matter with the Management of the CH&PA with the aim of rectifying the damage caused by the vandalism and commencing the installation of new service connections.
“Residents should be proactive in guarding the infrastructure,” stated the Chief Executive Officer, ‘vandalism significantly affects our ability to provide the community with service. Residents must take ownership of the infrastructure and guard against these criminal acts to ensure that the service will be available for generations to come’.

Latest News

Barnwell North to receive water service for first time in more than 15 years

Related

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show|| April, 11th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Runsfest ends in draw, as arch rivals play hearts out

Guyana Harpy Eagles trio fined for breaching...

Sport Ministry injects $3M into EDFA League

GCB President meets U15 team ahead of Regional...

Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee, Guyana...

Week 3 of East Bank FA Boys’ U14 League shines...

Features/Columnists

The mirage of citizen investment

Collaborative Government–Private Sector Action Imperative for a Resilient Trade Future

The Great American Experiment

Publisher’s Note

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]

Barnwell North to receive water service for first time in more than 15 years

Share this:

Related

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show|| April, 11th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Features/Columnists

Publisher’s Note

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]