Close to 1500 residents of the North Rupununi, (Region Nine), will benefit from first-time access to potable water, as three new water distribution systems were commissioned in Aranaputa, Wowetta and Rupertee on Saturday.
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr. Ashni Singh and Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, assist in the ribbon-cutting exercise for the new well.
The distribution systems cost as follows: $37.2 million for the system at Aranaputa, $25.8 million for one in Rupertee and $27.2 million for another in Wowetta. The systems were jointly funded by the Government of Guyana, through the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) and the Caribbean Development Bank’s Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), under the Ministry of Finance.
The scope of works for the respective projects included the installation of a distribution network to facilitate household level service for the first time, and the construction of a storage facility for adequate supply and improved level of service. (Extracted and modified from the Department of Public Information)
