Bartica’s first “green park,” which is one of the key planks in the municipality’s drive to become the first green township, is almost completed, according to Mayor Gifford Marshall.
“We have a timeline of two and a half weeks for completion and so we will be looking to open it soon,” Marshall told Stabroek News yesterday, while noting that 95% of the works have been completed.
The park, located in West Indian Scheme, Bartica, was constructed for approximately $31M by Jagomohan Construc-tion Services.
“It is a very good example of our green initiative and what we mean by greening. We don’t have too many parks in Bartica and the entire project pushes a healthy lifestyle because it is somewhere you can go and do some walkabout and so forth. It incorporates greening and the energy aspect,” Marshall said, while pointing out that the