As part of a slew of improvements to their community, residents of Ituni, Upper Demerara-Berbice are now receiving up to eight hours of water supply following the installation of a well in their community by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).
According to a Department of Public Information (DPI) release, Community Development Officer (CDO) Keisha McKane, disclosed that prior to the completion of the project, residents received less than two hours of water daily and it hindered domestic and commercial activities. “Everyone is grateful for it, the water would come on about 6:30 to 7:00 in the morning and would go off around 2:30.
Before, it would only come for a very short period and persons weren’t always able to store enough water for use later, but now you have adequate time to do your work and store water for use until the next day,” McKane was quoted as saying. In addition, she said that the quality of the water has improved and the residents are receiving clear, odourless water through their taps.
In addition to this development, the Ministry of Communities is currently installing street lights on various internal roads in Ituni. According to Mc Kane, the project is ongoing with approximately 17 street lights having been installed so far. The CDO explained that before the street lighting project, certain areas were dark and this put a damper on social and economic ventures in the community. “For many years now, we did not have street lights and residents can now come out late at nights because the place is brighter,” Mc Kane remarked.
The community is also benefiting from upgrades to several internal roads and these thoroughfares will be transformed into asphalted roads. The Linden to Ituni trail has also received upgrades, making ingress and egress to Linden faster and more comfortable.
The residents also participated in a training session in animal and plant husbandry facilitated by the Ministry of Agriculture. In addition, the Ituni Community Development Council will be provided with a shade house to contribute to the agriculture drive in the community. This initiative will not only provide jobs but will enable residents to eat what is grown in their community, the release added.
