Georgetown : Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali piloted the allocations for his Ministry safely through the Committee of Supply lastnight resulting in the approval of it $4.4B allocation.
Alliance for Change (AFC) Member of Parliament Veersammy Ramayya questioned the Minister about the water supply at Rosehall, Corentyne and how much would be spent on improving it. Minister Ali Minister responded that there are plans for a water treatment plant for Region Six, which is under design at the moment.
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) MP, Annette Ferguson requested that the list of roads under the Community Roads Improvement Programme (CRIP) be provided. This Minister Ali committed to providing.
Under the CRIP project an allocation of $1B will go towards the completion, construction and rehabilitation of community roads aimed towards improved access and living conditions.
The sum of $484M has been allocated to the Community Infrastructure Improvement project which will go towards the rehabilitation and maintenance of community infrastructure projects including drains, culverts, bridges and parapets. This is aimed towards improved drainage and irrigation systems and improved environment.
Infrastructure development and building with an allocation of $3.1B is aimed at the completion of roads, drains and structures and pure water distribution network at Zeelugt, Phase III. This amount will also include the construction and upgrade of roads at Charity, Onderneeming, Lust-en-Rust, Ocean View, Windsor Forest, Parfait Harmonie, Tuschen, Zeelugt, Meten-Meer-Zorg, and Zeeburg/DeWillem among other villages in other areas.
The Low Income Settlement Programme (LIS) has been given $850M, while the Georgetown Sanitation Programme has been allocated the sum of $532M.
The Ministry’s budgetary allocations will target the development of new housing schemes, consolidating existing schemes, increasing the provision of turnkey homes, expanding the construction of core houses, increasing access to affordable housing and financing for housing, integrating new housing areas with existing Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC), and increasing occupancy.
Further, the Ministry will be allocating 5,900 new house lots and will process and distribute 4,100 land titles to new landowners during the course of the year while housing scheme development will continue at Eccles, Diamond, Anna Catherina, Uitvlugt, Bath, and No. 77 Village, among others.
In addition, another 100 houses will be constructed through the continuation of the public-private turnkey initiative, while 50 police officers, nurses and teachers will be allocated land to construct their homes.
Also planned for the housing sector is the completion and distribution of 176 more core houses, disbursement of 134 coastal home improvement subsidies valued $26.8M and an additional disbursement of 54 hinterland subsidies valued $54M, benefiting a total of 1,248 people.
Under the water sector, $190M has been allocated for the upgrading of water supply systems in Waikerabi, Haimacabra, Phillipai, Arau, Aishalton, St. Ignatius, Jawalla, Kurutuky, Cabora, Santa Rosa, Taruka, Kanapang, Kathur, Pipang and Kaikan.
The improvement of the coastal water supply system has been allocated the sum of $1.1B which will target wells in various areas including Cotton Tree, Bartica, Eccles, Hague Backdam, Melanie and other areas.
The Linden Water Supply has been allocated $80M targeting the supply of water to One Mile Extension, West Watooka, Green Valley, South Amelia’s Ward and Christanburg.
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