Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal announced that his ministry will commence the allocation of some 5,000 house lots along the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) this week.
The minister made this disclosure at the opening of a $300 million hardware complex at Estate Road, Enmore, ECD.
Over the past 18 months, government has been accelerating its massive housing drive as it endeavours to deliver on its manifesto promise of providing 50,000 house lots to Guyanese by the year 2025.
On the East Coast alone, Minister Croal said the government allocated close to 4,750 house lots. Allocations were made at La Bonne Intention, Mon Repos, La Reconnaissance, Annandale, Vigilance, Strathspey, and Bladen Hall.
Additionally, he said the ministry is acquiring lands for new housing developments from the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) and the Guyana Sugar Incorporated (GuySuCo) to meet the housing demands in Region Four.
The Housing minister said the construction sector is expected to grow by a further 10.2% this year. He credited the continued growth in the construction sector to the government’s national housing drive, as well as other major investments by the private sector.
Minister Dharamlall also spoke about some of the infrastructural development being undertaken along the east coast corridor to complement the massive housing development.
He said by the end of the year, the government will spend an additional $15 billion to upgrade and expand community roads.
Further, works have commenced on the Ogle, ECD and Eccles, East Bank Demerara Road. The government has also announced plans to upgrade the railway embankment, into a four-lane road to help counter growing traffic woes. (Extracted and modified from the Department of Public Information)
