Work to rebuild the historic Umana Yana, which was destroyed by a fire in 2014, has begun and the foundation and the flooring are expected to be completed by December 31st.
According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) report, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has started the works to rebuild the benab at its original site at Kingston. The work, which was officially started on November 18th, is budgeted at $7.135M.
According to the report, when GINA visited the site on Thursday, Project Engineer Khiraj Bisesar explained that the project is being done in phases. He said that the Ministry will also install solar power systems, fire prevention systems including water sprinklers and fire extinguishers, and
