The percentage of persons with access to potable water in Guyana has increased to 98, from 85 during the past five years.
Yuri Chandisingh
Outgoing Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Water Inc, Yuri Chandisingh, in a recent interview with Guyana Times International, said that Guyana’s water service has improved significantly over the years, since most communities now have access to potable water. He said that the water corporation will continue to work to ensure that the percentage of the population with access to potable water reaches 100.
This achievement has resulted in healthier lives for citizens, as well as improvement in economic activities, the CEO said. Significant improvements have taken place in Guyana’s water sector over the past five years. The commissioning of seven new water treatment plants at a cost of more than Gy$5 billion has provided improvement in water quality and pressure to more than 150,000 persons. Water treatment plants have been constructed at Lima, Vergenoegen, Central Ruimveldt, Sophia, Cotton Tree, Number 47 Corentyne and Queenstown in Corriverton.
Meanwhile, a total of 18 new wells have been drilled at a cost of more than Gy$1.2 billion in an effort to increase the water supply coverage and replace some of the deteriorating wells.
Also, over Gy$400 million was invested to rehabilitate the sewerage system in Georgetown. Fifteen of the twenty-four stations have been fully repaired, and a new pump has been installed in each of the stations.
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