Having endured a scorching drought up to May this year, Region Nine is expected to have 25 new wells by the end of the year, the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) says.
According to a GINA press release, Ramchand Jailal, GWI’s Executive Director for Infrastructure and Planning, said that eight of the wells are being undertaken by GWI in collaboration with the Region Nine Administration. A similar number will be sunk by the Brazilian Army, while five will be drilled by the Caribbean Development Bank-funded Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) and four others will be done through the Regional Democratic Council of Region Nine.