Some $500M is to be invested in one of the fastest growing housing areas in the country, the Diamond/Grove housing scheme, with the establishment of three banks, a gas station, a shopping mall as well as a market and another access road being proposed for the area.

According to a release from the Government Information Agency, Minister of Housing Irfaan Ali, Local Government Minister Kellawan Lall, and Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Robeson Benn, met on Friday with stakeholders at the Housing Ministry to discuss the multi-million dollar plan, intended to change the landscape of the area which is soon to be converted into a town.

The issue of congestion at the entrance leading to the housing scheme was also discussed at the forum along with measures which could be implemented to curb traffic congestion in the area.

GINA also stated that the administration has expended more than $2B to develop the housing area with 50% of that sum being spent on basic infrastructure such as roads and a water supply system while plans are also underway for the establishment of multi-purpose centre for the area which will serve the community’s educational needs.