Work moving apace to develop over 1800 house lots in Reg 5
Work is moving apace to develop some 1800 house lots in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), some of which have already been allocated.
The three housing schemes are located at: Shieldstown, West Bank Berbice (WBB) where a 700-house lot scheme is being developed; Blairmont, WBB, where a 900-house lot scheme is being developed and Burma, East Coast Demerara (ECD) where over 250 house lots are being developed.
Developmental work taking place at the New Burma Housing Scheme of over 250 house lots
Blairmont Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Ayure Tajmool speaking at the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) meeting on Thursday said works on the two schemes on the West Bank of Berbice were moving apace.
“These two new housing schemes will bring a lot of employment for residents in those communities and the environment. It is a very good job being done by the Government,” Tajmool told the RDC.
In November last year, Minister within the Housing and Water Ministry, Susan Rodrigues stated that the land for the Shieldstown housing scheme was acquired by the Ministry in May 2021.
The lots at Shieldstown have already been allocated. The new landowners are persons who were promised house lots prior to 2020.
Meanwhile, former Regional Chairman Bindrabhan Bisnauth told the RDC that it took close to a decade to get the Burma housing project off the ground. He said some of the beneficiaries are persons currently living in riverine communities.
“I know that was a brainchild of President [Irfaan] Ali when His Excellency was the Minister of Housing. It took nine years before this housing scheme could come to fruition. Over 250 beneficiaries in and around the Burma area and even from out of the area, people would benefit. It would be of immense benefit to the people living in the riverine areas,” he said.
Many of those communities, Bisnauth pointed out, are inundated when there is continuous rainfall.
“I am happy to say that a lot of those people were already awarded plots there,” he added.
Regional Vice Chairman Rian Pieters, who chaired the RDC on Thursday, explained that the region was fortunate to have the housing programme returned to the region.
He pointed out that for a number of years following the 2015 national elections, the housing drive in the region was at a standstill.
