Stabroek News Sunday

400 Berbicians receive house lots

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The Ministry of Housing and Water through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Friday distribute­d house lots to some 400 Berbicians at its latest ‘Dream Realised’ Housing Drive, which was held at the University of Guyana’s Tain Campus.

It was also disclosed at the event that over $3 billion has been invested in developing infrastruc­ture in Region Six’s housing sector by the present government.

According to a statement from CH&PA, the house lots will be distribute­d to low, moderate, and middle-income residents at housing schemes in Number 75 and Number 76 Villages, Corriverto­n, Region Six.

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water Susan Rodrigues, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Andre Ally, and Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority Sherwyn Greaves addressed beneficiar­ies during the opening ceremony on Friday.

The statement noted that Minister Croal said that the allocation exercise will aid in the reduction of Region Six’s current applicatio­n backlog. He further noted that the new housing areas include industrial and commercial buildings, as well as, religious, educationa­l, and health facilities.

A second statement from CHPA yesterday disclosed that also on Friday the first batch of allottees of the Number 75 Village Housing Scheme, Corentyne was invited to a lot of identifica­tion exercises. “The persons were led on the exercise by surveyors of the Ministry of Housing and Water- Central Housing and Planning Authority.”

The report noted that Minister Croal also visited the location where he interacted with the allottees “who were all excited about their homeowners­hip journey. These allottees only represent a fraction of the 240 persons allotted in the scheme.”

As infrastruc­ture works continue in the area and other lots become accessible, the remaining allottees will be able to identify their respective lots, it added.

At the housing drive on Friday, Minister Rodrigues disclosed that more than $3 billion has been invested for infrastruc­tural developmen­t in housing schemes “such as access roads, bridges, culverts, drainage, and electrical networks.”

Furthermor­e, a number of Certificat­es

of Title and Transport were also handed over on Friday.

 ?? ?? A recipient picking his lot at the drive on Friday (CH&PA picture)
A recipient picking his lot at the drive on Friday (CH&PA picture)

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