Over 10,000 house lots allocated on ECD – Min Rodrigues

…promises more to come

The Housing Ministry has distributed over 10,000 house lots on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) within three years, and residents have been assured that this trend will continue in 2024.
Residents of Cove and John and neighbouring communities on the East Coast of Demerara were engaged on Monday by the Minister within the Housing Ministry, Susan Rodrigues at the St Andrew’s Primary School.
Minister Rodrigues expressed that the East Coast of Demerara is poised for major development in the housing and water sectors. She shared that over the past three years, the Housing Ministry allocated over 10,000 house lots for the ECD, representing one-third of the more than 30,000 allocations from 2020-2023. More persons are set to benefit in 2024.

Rodrigues also spoke of major infrastructure development that will see the construction of new roads and rehabilitation and expansion of existing thoroughfares. In the water sector, a new treatment plant will be developed at Hope to serve residents from Nabaclis to Cane Grove.
“This represents one of 13 under GWI’s national 2020-2025 strategic plan. Construction has already begun for a majority of the plants, as the water company aims to achieve 90 per cent treated water coverage on the coastland,” the Housing Ministry disclosed in a statement.
Those gathered at the meeting are being allowed to raise several concerns. The Minister was accompanied by a team of representatives from the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Guyana Water Incorporated, Public Works Ministry and other officials.
The Housing sector will execute its work programme to the tune of $78 billion, with the Government well on its way to reaching the 50,000 house-lots target for its first term in office. Water supply and distribution will also be extended to new communities. A total of $16.8 billion was spent last year on water and sanitisation, and $22.5 billion is budgeted for further advancements in 2024.