A recent assessment of the water systems in Mabaruma and surrounding villages in Region One has resulted in pledges of expanded service by the Guyana Water Inc (GWI).
According to a release from GWI, a two-day visit to the Region on August 17 and 18 was made by Chief Executive Officer, Shaik Baksh and a team of technical officials. The areas visited were Yarakita, Kamwatta, White Water, Hosororo Falls and Khan’s Hill.
In Yarakita, the release said that GWI committed to improving its water coverage to 95 percent, as opposed to the current 70 percent. This would involve inspecting the well and possibly upgrading the solar panels to extend the pumping capacity to other areas, including the migrants’ settlement. GWI, with support from UNICEF and the United Nations Development Programme, is also looking at repairing an existing hand pump in the settlement area. The village currently depends on a rain water harvesting system that was established by UNICEF under the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme.