Residents of the remote community of Masakenari in Region Nine will get a new well which is to come on stream by the end of January, Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali said on Monday.
Ali made the announcement during a visit to the area with a team that included Permanent Secretary Emil McGarrell, Guyana Water Inc. Director of Capital Invest-ment and Planning Ramchand Jailal and Company Secretary Nigel Niles, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
The minister told the villagers gathered in the ‘meeting place’ (a version of the Umana Yana) that the initial intention was to utilise a drill to dig the well up to 150 feet deep but because of transportation considerations it was decided to dig
