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| The days of over flowing sewage in the capital city especially when it rains may soon be at an end.Yesterday, the first of 24 sewage pump stations valued at in excess of $170M was officially commissioned by the Guyana Water Incorporated at the corner of Princes and High Streets, in the old Guyana Broadcasting Corporation compound.Minister of Housing and Water, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, in the company of City Mayor Hamilton Green, and students of the St Mary’s school located a stone’s throw away, urged that residents of Georgetown and those who spend more time in the capital city must get into the mode of more responsible behaviour in their use of the sewer system. He also called upon them to act as guardians of the new facility dubbed Sewer Station W.Both the Minister and Mayor Hamilton Green lashed out at persons who continue to abuse the system. They said that items such as a sewing machines and engine parts as well as garbage and plastic bottles have been found and removed from the system. The Minister said, “If customers continue to dump garbage and other harmful materials into the system, then facilities like this will yield no improvements.”He also admonished that beneficiaries must take ownership of these facilities and report those who seek to abuse the system. “It’s time we truly seek to restore Georgetown to its former glory and this can only happen by adopting responsible attitudes.”Minister Irfaan Ali is assisted by Mayor Hamilton Green to switch on the pump station at Princes and High streets yesterday. Looking on are Rensforde Joseph GWI’s Sanitation Manager and Ramesh Dooku Chairman of the GWI’s Finance Committee. Approximately 2,500 customers of Charlestown and the environs will benefit from the new Sewerage Pump Station, which forms part of the Georgetown Water Supply and Sewerage Programme II.Funded by the Inter-American Development Bank, this component of the programme seeks to significantly enhance the sanitation system in Georgetown. A total of 24 Sewerage Pump Stations will be rehabilitated in Georgetown by contractor S. Jagmohan Hardware Supplies & Constructing Services.The project was managed by Ramchand Jailal of GWI’s Capital Investment and Planning Department (CIPD).GWI Chief Executive, Yuri Chandisingh, noting that his company has made major strides to provide better sanitation services for residents of Georgetown, pointed to the commissioning of the state-of- the-art sewerage station at Tucville a few months ago.He said the facilities will aid in decreasing the amount of overflows in the city and will be of tremendous benefit to his company’s customers.He called for citizens to partner with his company to insure that the new pump station and those to be completed will not yield the benefits anticipated.He too, issued a call for residents of Charlestown and other beneficiaries of the Sewerage Rehabilitation Project to end the abuse. The remaining pump stations are scheduled for completion later this year.The ceremony culminated with the unveiling of a plaque by Minister Irfaan Ali who was assisted by a student of St. Mary’s Secondary School in the unveiling. Sewerage Pump Station ‘W” forms part of the Georgetown Water Supply and Sewerage Programme II, funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).The works consisted of the furnishing of all labour, materials, and equipment required for the rehabilitation of 24 sewer pump stations around Georgetown.As at yesterday, GWI reported that civil works are completed on three sewer stations such as the ones at Station New Garden to Laluni Streets; Winter Place to Hadfield Street and between High and Princes Streets.Upon completion of the 24 sewer stations it is anticipated that the system would function at full efficiency and residents would benefit from an improved sanitation service upon conclusion of the works. |
