A new well that is to be drilled is expected to provide potable water to all residents of Parishara in Region Nine, according to a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI).
About two dozen residents of Parishara are currently without ready access to water, the DPI release disclosed.
According to the release, the decision to construct an additional well followed a request from the village Toshao, during the National Toshaos’ Council Conference last September. It noted that the government recognised the importance of the well after the village council placed it as a top priority.
Minister of Amerindian Affairs,Pauline Sukhai, the release said, visited the community on Saturday last, to get a first-hand view of the proposed site for the new underground water system. The minister also visited the current water supply network.
Minister Sukhai , according to the release, said the administration is on a mission to ensure every citizen has access to potable water, to ensure the gap between the coast and the hinterland is diminished.
The aim is to achieve 100 percent access to water services in the hinterland and riverine communities by 2025.
Completing this would see Guyana achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number six, the release added. That goal’s target is clean water and sanitation for all by 2030.
The DPI said that the government has set aside $1.4 billion for upgrading and extending water distribution systems across Regions One, Two, Seven, Eight, and Nine.
