{"id":17729,"date":"2024-04-02T20:21:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T20:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17729"},"modified":"2024-04-02T20:21:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T20:21:57","slug":"delays-in-west-sideline-dam-project-addressed-by-public-works-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/delays-in-west-sideline-dam-project-addressed-by-public-works-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Delays in West Sideline Dam Project Addressed by Public Works Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Delicia Janniere<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents of Nabacalis, East Coast Demerara, received reassurance from Public Works Minister Juan Edghill regarding the completion of the West Sideline Dam project after encountering delays caused by contractor issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill visited the community on Monday afternoon to address concerns and provide updates on the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first phase of the road works in Nabacalis involves the construction of approximately 365 meters of road at a cost of $28.6 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work is being carried out by Rowell Jagroop General Construction Services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, issues arose regarding the completion of the road, prompting Minister Edghill&#8217;s visit to address resident concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the primary concerns raised by residents was the lack of an unpriced bill of quantities or notice provided to the community before the commencement of works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This led to a protest by the village council, as the contractor had distributed crusher-run beyond their contractual obligation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Efforts to rectify this mistake resulted in disruption of work and dissatisfaction within the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, Minister Edghill assured residents that the entire road strip would be rehabilitated in a phased manner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the government&#8217;s commitment to transparency and accountability in ongoing projects, highlighting the importance of the bill of quantities provided to residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister encouraged residents to remain vigilant throughout the project and utilize the bill of quantities for transparency and accountability purposes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed the need for the contractor to complete the works within the specified time to ensure prompt progression into phase two of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the project moves forward, Minister Edghill affirmed the government&#8217;s dedication to fulfilling its national build-out plan and addressing the infrastructure needs of communities like Nabacalis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janniere Residents of Nabacalis, East Coast Demerara, received reassurance from Public Works Minister Juan Edghill regarding the completion of the West Sideline Dam project after encountering delays caused&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17729","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\/17729","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=17729"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17731,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17729\/revisions\/17731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}