Section of Nappi gains access to potable water
As promised, the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) says that some residents of the community of Nappi in the Central Rupununi have been provided with easy access to potable water in time for the February 23rd Republic celebrations.
A GWI release yesterday said that during the latter part of January, GWI officials visited the Region Nine community and made a promise to provide easy access to potable water to some residents by February 23, 2019.
GWI said that during the community meeting, it was mentioned that a well and trestle erected in early 2015 was never put into operation and as such the community pleaded with GWI to make this system operable.
GWI said it has since taken up the mantle to address these issues and residents can now boast of adequate access to potable water.
In addition, GWI said it is currently undertaking inspection and development of the main well, as it was found that there was build-up of sediments within the well casing.
To guarantee water pumping to the community, GWI said that a photovoltaic system comprising four panels was installed on the hand-dug well and the well was interlinked to the now-functional trestle so that residents can access water from standpipes for the first time.
The utility said that there are some clusters within the community that were not receiving potable water such as Jerusalem and South East. As such, GWI conducted GIS mapping of the entire community to ensure access to those areas.
Deputy Toshao of Nappi, Sylvester Fredericks thanked GWI’s Managing Director, Dr. Richard Van West-Charles and team for their timely intervention, the release said.
Meanwhile, the residents of Marakanata (also in Central Rupununi) are also benefitting from access to potable water after GWI provided a 430gallon storage tank and installed a distribution network. The community had one tank and residents were made to walk long distances to fetch water.
During a visit to the community, GWI said it was greeted by a few residents including a differently-disabled, elderly man who was seen walking to fetch water.