Residents of Central Georgetown on Saturday experienced hours of disruption to their water supply after a major pipeline suffered damage and had to be repaired.
On Saturday just before 11:00hrs, Guyana Water Inc, via their Facebook page, issued an advisory which stated that the disruption in the water supply would begin around 13:00hrs to facilitate repairs to a 16-inch main that suffered major damage. The damaged pipe is located within the vicinity of the Indian High Commission on Church Street. Areas affected were Kitty, Campbellville, Subryanville, Bel Air, Queenstown, Alberttown, Bourda, Robbstown, Lacytown, Cummingsburg, Wortmanville, Lodge, Thomas Lands, Charlestown and Albouystown.
During the time that the repairs were taking place, a number of persons took to social media to express their frustrations with the disruption, with one person asking why all the pipes and mains along Church Street haven’t been replaced. Another person expressed similar sentiments as they lamented that “There’s always a breakage on Church Street.”
While the repairs were being conducted, no time was given as to when there would be a restoration of service in Central Georgetown.
The repairs were completed at just around 20:30hrs and a subsequent post was made on the company’s page where they noted that following the completion of the works, it would take some time for the lines to be pressurised which meant it took a little longer for some areas to receive water.
