The Guyana Water Inc says that the community of Kaikan, Region 7, will soon move from having 20 percent to 100 percent access to potable water.
GWI said in a press release on Wednesday that a team from GWI visited the community to conduct resistivity logging in order to determine a viable location to drill a new well later this year. Other works will include pipe laying, upgrading of the storage facility, installation of a photovoltaic system and the installation of individual service connections. The existing system, which serves 20 percent of the community, consists of the pumping of water from a nearby river, which is then stored using storage tanks on a trestle.
The residents then access this water from stand pipes at strategic locations.
The release stated that this is a joint effort between GWI, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the community. GWI’s Chief Executive Officer, Shaik Baksh, Director of Hinterland Services, Ramchand Jailal and GDF Reserve Captain and GWI’s Customer Services Director, Marlon Daniels recently visited the community and met with residents to discuss the project to provide water supply improvement. GWI reminded residents that this project is in keeping with a commitment made by President Irfaan Ali during his visit to the community in December, 2020.
