Mobile pump for Mocha to arrive within a month – Min Mustapha assures

After promising residents of Mocha three months ago that they would receive a hydro pump, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has reassured them that within one month, the pump will arrive and be installed.
This was revealed by Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha during an interview with the Guyana Times.

For years, Mocha Arcadia residents have needed proper drainage to support farming activities. However, in January 2024, President Dr Irfaan Ali informed Mocha residents that a mobile pump would be placed in the community to help resolve some of their drainage and irrigation concerns.
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, who is also a part of this goal for residents, visited the community and assured them that they would receive the pump back in October.
However, due to setbacks with their procurement agency, this was not completed on time. He added that there were some issues with the procurement agency.
“We had a pump, but we decided to get a new cusec pump, so we’ve already placed it in the procurement stage. That new pump should be here within a month. We had some issues; we had to retender it as well.
He added, “We had some issues with the procurement agency. Remember, we spoke in September, and we had to revisit the whole aspect of it. So, it took us some time, and we had to advertise and evaluate, which took several weeks. But we’re now at the final stage of it.”