{"id":18008,"date":"2024-04-05T00:50:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T00:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18008"},"modified":"2024-04-05T00:50:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T00:50:54","slug":"governments-commitment-to-water-access-highlighted-on-world-water-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/governments-commitment-to-water-access-highlighted-on-world-water-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Government&#8217;s Commitment to Water Access Highlighted on World Water Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Delicia Janniere<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal has announced plans to drill at least 40 wells in the hinterland region this year, as part of the government&#8217;s efforts to ensure equal access to potable water countrywide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This announcement came during the unveiling ceremony of a billboard in observance of World Water Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Croal emphasized the government&#8217;s dedication to providing access to water across the entire country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While acknowledging that 97.5% of the coastland already has access to potable water, he underscored the need to extend this access to the hinterland regions, where efforts are being intensified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the progress made, Minister Croal acknowledged that the current number of wells planned to be drilled is insufficient to meet the demand for water in the hinterland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he reassured the public of the government&#8217;s commitment to addressing this issue, provided there are no resource constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Croal also stressed the importance of considering groundwater supply when drilling wells, particularly in light of prolonged dry seasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted advancements in technology and precision in well location selection, despite occasional challenges in achieving desired output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, World Water Day is observed under the theme &#8220;Water for Peace,&#8221; emphasizing the global commitment to ensuring water needs are continuously met and conservation efforts are upheld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reporting from GWI Headquarters on Vlissengen Road, Delicia Janneire underscores the government&#8217;s dedication to improving water access and conservation efforts in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janniere Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal has announced plans to drill at least 40 wells in the hinterland region this year, as part of the government&#8217;s efforts&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18008","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=18008"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18010,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18008\/revisions\/18010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}