The Ministry of Housing’s ‘One Stop Shop’ outreach initiative has seen over 1000 house lot applications being processed in Region Four.
According to a release from the Government Information Agency (GINA), Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali, confirmed on Saturday the number of applications processed as he related that the initiative was a commitment made by President Bharrat Jagdeo to take the services offered by the various ministries to citizens.
According to GINA, the Parfait/Harmonie housing scheme on the West Coast of Demerara is the area which is targeted for the distribution of house lots. Minister Ali said that the housing scheme is approximately 7.11 miles or about 30 to 35 minutes from Georgetown .He said the government has expended in excess of $1B towards infrastructural development of the area, GINA noted
According to the release, the president, who was also present at the outreach, told applicants that the administration is committed to the development of the housing sector and communities.
According to GINA, Chief Planning Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), Myrna Pitt noted that Parfait/Harmonie is to date the CH&PA’s largest housing scheme consisting of five phases.
She noted that many houses are constructed in the area and persons will be proud to dwell in that community when it is fully occupied. She said that the CH&PA will be preparing a Community Development Plan which will make provisions for the future development and consolidation of the community. Pitt noted that this will ensure that development takes place in an orderly manner whereby developmental decisions will take into account issues which will impact on the community and its development.
The housing initiative has been in existence for about four weeks to date and has seen in excess of 2000 transactions being processed from the two outreaches which took place in Regions Three and Six by the Ministry of Housing, the release stated.
