A 600-foot well has been drilled in the village of Moco Moco, Region 9, just one week following an announcement by Guyana Water Inc (GWI) officials.
A release from GWI yesterday said that Managing Director Dr. Richard Van West-Charles told the residents of Moco Moco on Tuesday that this intervention forms part of GWI’s commitment to ensure equity countrywide.
“Following assessments in the Region, we’ve found a number of non-functional systems but with new technology at our disposal, we can now make better provisions for improved water access”, Dr. Van West-Charles stated, according to the release.
The newly drilled well also features a pump, a photovoltaic system and four-inch transmission mains that will be laid close to residents’ homes so that they can connect to same.
GWI will also be sending in an excavator to assist the community with digging for the laying of pipelines as well as for the extension of the community pool, at the request of the Toshao.
Upon completion of the distribution system, the release said that water will be pumped from the well, directly to the transmission lines. A trestle and storage tank will be constructed in the future as a backup.
The community will assist with the laying of the lines and the provision of timber for the erection of fencing around the well.
Executive Director of Hinterland Services, Ramchand Jailal asked Moco Moco Toshao James George to identify persons within the community who can be trained as servicemen.
The release said that Dr. Van West-Charles committed to working with the Region 9 Democratic Council to repair the nonfunctional sanitary blocks that exist in the nursery and primary schools.
Meanwhile, water improvement works are ongoing in Yupukari and Kaicumbay and follow-up visits were made by Dr. Van West-Charles and a technical team on Monday.
In Yupukari, the photovoltaic system was set up and connected to the wells in the community. While pipelines have been laid to install 25 service connections in the western part of the community, more lengths of pipe are being put down to serve the rest of the community.
In Kaicumbay, GWI is to build a well head, install a discharge, photovoltaic system and connect the water distribution network, the release said.
