Some 800 residents in the remote community of Monkey Mountain, Potaro–Siparuni (Region Eight) can now boast of improved water supply, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) said on Tuesday.
On Monday, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal commissioned the $32.7 million Water Supply Improvement Project in the village.
A release from the CH&PA said that the new well was drilled through rocks at a depth of 100 metres in central Monkey Mountain, where the schools and health centre operate. It now provides access to 95 percent of residents.