Construction of Region 5 duplexes begins

The Central Housing and Planning Authority last week commenced construction of town houses in the Bath Settlement/Experiment New Housing Scheme area of the West Coast of Berbice (WCB).
Contracts given for the construction works are of three-month duration, and the works are expected to be completed in February.
The ten buildings which are in the structural stage of construction are two-bedroomed, elevated, concrete houses.
According to Clerk of Works of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), Mohammed Shameer Khan, contracts for construction of the houses were given to four contractors, who is each expected to ensure the buildings are built according to specification.
A total of 114 units are expected to be constructed at Perseverance, East Bank Demerara; 80 at Experiment, West Coast Berbice; 60 at Ordnance-Fortland in East Canje, Berbice; and another 80 are expected to be built in another Region Six community (East Berbice/Corentyne).
The units would be constructed in either concrete or wood, and would either be flat or elevated duplexes or townhouses. Each duplex would accommodate three units of 800 square feet of living space which would feature two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and washroom facilities.
The Communities Ministry has been given the green-light to immediately start construction of over 700 housing units across the country to accommodate low-income and State employees. This project would see the Guyana Government expending billions of dollars.
Over the next two years, Government will be rolling out more housing developments in several other communities within the country.