S Jagmohan Hardware Supplies & Construction Services has started to drill a new 920-foot well at Lusignan on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD).
Technical officials of Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) recently met with officials of the Mon Repos La – Reconnaissance Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) to update them on the exercise.
The GWI team and NDC personnel during a recent visit to the well drilling site
GWI’s Executive Director of Operations, Jawaharlall Ramjug, explained that there was a delay in the commencement of drilling as a result of challenges encountered in shipping the materials to Guyana due to the ongoing pandemic.
However, NDC Chairman (Ag) Jagroop is hopeful that drilling will be completed within the specified timeframe. With the commencement of the operation, residents within close proximity will, from time to time, experience noise associated with well drilling.
GWI is therefore seeking the patience and understanding of the residents in this regard, as the company works to ensure the community has the best water supply possible.
The workers during the drilling exercise
The Lusignan well had collapsed earlier in the year, and numerous attempts were made to conduct repairs, but to no avail. Therefore, a decision was made to drill a new well in the community to restore normalcy to the water supply of residents.
GWI’s Chief Executive Officer Shaik Baksh had met with both residents and councillors of the NDC to discuss the company’s plans for the new well and to address any concerns.
Since the collapse of the well, alternative arrangements were implemented to provide a steady level of service to residents of Lusignan. This included channelling water from the Friendship Water Treatment Plant to provide residents with 10 hours of water supply daily.
Additionally, extensive leak repair works were done within the community to further improve the water pressure.
