{"id":22181,"date":"2024-09-04T03:13:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T03:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22181"},"modified":"2024-09-04T03:13:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T03:13:24","slug":"citys-sewage-crisis-demands-urgent-public-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/citys-sewage-crisis-demands-urgent-public-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"City\u2019s Sewage Crisis Demands Urgent Public Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Nakasia Logan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgetown&#8217;s sewage system is nearing a critical point due to improper waste disposal practices by residents and businesses, according to Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) CEO, Shaik Baksh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a press conference, Baksh outlined the ongoing challenges posed by frequent blockages and system overloads, which have strained the city&#8217;s aging infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baksh explained that both street and yard sewers are often clogged with non-biodegradable materials, creating significant issues for the system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed that GWI spends considerable resources daily to address these blockages, yet public cooperation remains essential for long-term solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, GWI has launched a series of public advisories and social media campaigns, encouraging businesses, particularly restaurants and hospitals, to install proper grease traps and dispose of waste responsibly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baksh also announced the acquisition of a new sewage truck to bolster GWI\u2019s operational capacity, which is expected to arrive by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these efforts, Baksh reiterated that tackling the sewage crisis requires collective responsibility from both businesses and individuals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without widespread adherence to proper waste disposal practices, the city\u2019s sewage issues will likely persist, placing additional strain on the already overburdened infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan Georgetown&#8217;s sewage system is nearing a critical point due to improper waste disposal practices by residents and businesses, according to Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) CEO, Shaik Baksh.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22158,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22181","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=22181"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22182,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22181\/revisions\/22182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}