Roads, other development for communities along Soesdyke-Linden Highway

Following an outreach by President Dr Irfaan Ali on Wednesday to several communities along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, Minister Deodat Indar and Minister Kwame McCoy engaged residents to address key issues.
Residents and sandpit operators met with Minister Indar at Tower Road, Yarrowkabra, to address concerns surrounding contaminated water and the use of the road.

The residents were reassured by the Minister that 60 black tanks will be distributed to them.
This is to allay fears that the sandpit operators may have contaminated a spring that supplies water to the community.
“Next week, we will start distributing these black tanks. Every household will get a black tank, so that you could use,” Indar stated.
However, the Minister informed sandpit operators that they will soon get a formal letter warning them not to utilise the community’s road for trucking operations. He added that the reckless use of the road will not be tolerated given the adverse effects on residents.

He also advised residents to be alert and report any instances when the truck drivers may act in violation of the notification while suggesting that speed limit signs should be installed along the roadway.
Further, Ministers Indar and McCoy met with other residents at Satie Square, Yarrowkabra, where the issue of road infrastructure took precedence.
As such, some eight concrete roads will be constructed within the community, which will bring major relief to the residents and create job opportunities. The contractors at the meeting were encouraged to submit their bids for the road works.
In relation to agriculture, McCoy informed residents that Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha will soon visit several communities to address the issues.
Meanwhile, the Ministers inspected ongoing road works at JP Patterson Road, Kuru Kururu, which is scheduled to be completed by May. The works are valued at $90 million.

Speaking about other roads (Laluni main access road and Seven-Day Adventist) within the community, Minister Indar stated that, “One is 100 per cent complete and the other is 95 per cent complete in this community. We spent about $250 million already in Kuru Kururu.”
Residents of Swan were also engaged at Swan Community Centre.
Minister McCoy reaffirmed that the President Ali-led Government remains committed to transforming the agriculture sector and making Guyana a significant player in the global economy.
“There is a lot that we’re doing and we want to do for agriculture and you will see us doing this continuously. So, I’m looking forward to working with this group in making the agriculture ventures successful,” Minister McCoy related.
Minister Indar underscored that a concrete road will be constructed from the main access road and in keeping with the Government’s commitment to creating jobs countrywide, he urged contractors to employ persons from within the community to execute the road project.
The Minister added that the road construction will commence within a month.