-repairs cost $63.78M
President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday inaugurated the refurbished Kitty pump station.
According to the Government Information Agency (GINA), the station was revamped at a cost of $63.8M.
GINA noted that the upgrading resulted from a Presidential visit during March 2009 where the Head of State committed to having both the Kitty facility and the one at Liliendaal repaired.
Lionel Wordsworth, Chief Executive Officer of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) noted that at the time of inspection that one of the pumps was missing while the other was functioning at a level far below its capacity, only working in three-hour shifts before overheating.
The contract for the repairs was signed on March 19, 2009 and work commenced in April, with the pumps installed in September, following which testing was done.
The President, who gave the feature address, stressed that his administration remains committed to serving the residents of Georgetown, GINA said.
He noted that over $10B has been spent to finance road developments works within the municipality over the years, and currently US$11M is being spent on a new dump site at Haag Bosch on the East Bank which will primarily service Georgetown.
President Jagdeo also referred to the drainage works that Government has undertaken on behalf of the City Council, stating, “No matter what proposals the city puts up, it will not match up to the investments of Central Government.”