{"id":18359,"date":"2024-04-11T15:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18359"},"modified":"2024-04-11T15:36:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:36:03","slug":"improving-water-access-upgrading-fort-islands-water-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/improving-water-access-upgrading-fort-islands-water-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Water Access: Upgrading Fort Island&#8217;s Water Supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Fabiana McKlmon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upgrade of the existing hand pump well with a photovoltaic (PV) system for residents of Fort Island, located along the Essequibo River in Region Three, promises to provide a reliable supply of drinking water to approximately 120 residents in 33 households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new PV system will comprise two submersible pumps, a well master, control switch, solar panels, lightning arrester, level float, overhead storage, and a short distribution system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, announced that this intervention will bring immediate relief to the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, a distribution network and standpipes will be installed, ensuring access to potable water for residents and visitors alike, starting as early as next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional Chairman of Region Three, Inshan Ayube, underscored the significance of such interventions, highlighting the government&#8217;s commitment to community development regardless of geography. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that no community will be left behind, and Minister Croal&#8217;s presence on Fort Island late into the night exemplifies this commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond Fort Island, investments are being made in water treatment plants along the coastland from Charity to Crabwood Creek, expanding treated water access. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Croal and his team also inspected the water supply system in the community, underscoring the government&#8217;s proactive approach to improving water access and infrastructure across Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This upgrade marks a significant step towards ensuring access to clean and reliable drinking water for the residents of Fort Island, aligning with broader efforts to enhance water infrastructure and promote community development nationwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana McKlmon The upgrade of the existing hand pump well with a photovoltaic (PV) system for residents of Fort Island, located along the Essequibo River in Region Three, promises&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11917,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18359","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\/18359","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=18359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18360,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18359\/revisions\/18360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}