{"id":17330,"date":"2024-03-16T19:40:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T19:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17330"},"modified":"2024-03-16T19:40:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T19:40:48","slug":"government-to-invest-400-million-in-new-water-treatment-plant-for-bartica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-to-invest-400-million-in-new-water-treatment-plant-for-bartica\/","title":{"rendered":"Government to Invest $400 Million in New Water Treatment Plant for Bartica"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Housing and Water has announced plans to allocate $400 million for the construction of a new water treatment facility in Bartica, Region Seven, aimed at enhancing water service delivery for residents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal revealed this initiative during a recent visit to the region, emphasizing the government&#8217;s commitment to establishing more wells and treatment plants nationwide to improve water supply and distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Croal stated that tenders for the project are currently open, with the award expected to be made in March and construction slated to commence in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new treatment plant is expected to significantly improve water supply in Bartica and surrounding areas, ensuring a consistent 24-hour supply instead of the previous three times per week schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, Minister Croal highlighted that the facility will cater to various communities, including the five-mile area housing scheme and the central Bartica region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will interconnect with existing infrastructure to provide treated water to every household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, nearly 60 percent of residents in hinterland and riverine communities have access to a consistent water supply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the government aims to achieve universal access to water by 2025 for residents in these areas and to provide potable, treated water to all coastal residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investment in the new water treatment plant underscores the government&#8217;s commitment to improving water infrastructure and ensuring access to clean, safe water for all Guyanese citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon The Ministry of Housing and Water has announced plans to allocate $400 million for the construction of a new water treatment facility in Bartica, Region Seven, aimed&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17330"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17332,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17330\/revisions\/17332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}