{"id":21641,"date":"2024-08-08T00:31:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T00:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21641"},"modified":"2024-08-08T00:31:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T00:31:08","slug":"new-565m-pump-station-commissioned-at-greenwich-park-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/new-565m-pump-station-commissioned-at-greenwich-park-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New $565M Pump Station Commissioned at Greenwich Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>A new $565 million pump station has been officially commissioned at Greenwich Park on the East Bank of Essequibo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This state-of-the-art facility is set to significantly enhance the drainage capacity in the rice-growing region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pump station features two pumping units, each capable of moving 100 cubic feet of water per second. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This upgrade will provide reliable drainage support for residents and farmers in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lionel Wordsworth, Chairman of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), highlighted that the project will benefit approximately 5,000 acres of farmland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, the Greenwich Park area lacked an independent sluice, and the new pump station will connect the drainage canal to Versailles, boosting its drainage capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha emphasized the government&#8217;s commitment to investing in infrastructure to address climate change challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted ongoing construction of several other drainage projects in the region, including those at Versailles, Pouderoyen, Belle Vue, and Canal Number One. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha anticipates that, within a year, Region 3 will have seven operable pump stations to ensure adequate drainage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional Chairman Sheik Ayube praised the new pump station as a significant government commitment that will improve farmers&#8217; self-sufficiency and resolve drainage issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new $565 million pump station has been officially commissioned at Greenwich Park on the East Bank of Essequibo. This state-of-the-art facility is set to significantly enhance the drainage capacity&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21641","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=21641"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21643,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21641\/revisions\/21643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}