President Irfaan Ali on Thursday assured residents that the government will work on rehabilitating a number of cross streets and the drainage network in Annandale, on the East Coast of Demerara.
According to an Office of the President statement, Ali made the pledge during an impromptu visit to Annandale South and Annandale West on Thursday afternoon, when he interacted with residents, listened to their concerns and suggestions.
“We have to work on connecting this road back to the railway embankment. We have to look at the reserve and ensuring that the reserve area is kept and the road is completed because once that is done then you have direct access from the highway and the railway embankment that can be further upgraded. In addition to that, there are a number of cross streets in the Annandale area that we are looking to have local involvement in building concrete roads. So those are some of the things that we have seen,” Ali was quoted as saying
Ali said that there will be an assessment done and a drainage plan devised through a collaboration between the Ministry of Housing and Water, the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority.
He reminded that the embankment road, from Sheriff Street to Unity will be upgraded to a four-lane highway.
“We have to now clear all encumbrances and get the drainage system going well, and that will bring tremendous value to all the properties.”
Ali pointed out that another issue the community is facing is the completion of their land titles. He said that approximately 50 households on the railway embankment will be titled by the end of this month.
The statement noted that it was the fourth community the President has visited this week as part of his Government’s commitment to continuously engage residents across the country. Earlier in the week, the Head of State visited the communities of Den Amstel and Hague on the West Coast of Demerara and Tucville in Georgetown.
Attorney General Anil Nandlall, Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar and a number of technical officers from their respective ministries were also with President Ali at Annandale.
