EPA rules no impact study needed for housing development at former Mahaica coconut estate

What was once a coconut estate is currently being developed into modern housing scheme to accommodate 700 house lots at Gorchum-Wilhelmina, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.

The project, which has been developed by A&S General Con-tractors over the past two years, was recently listed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the developments that do not require an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

The Gorchum Housing Scheme Development project is situated along the new East Coast Public Road that extends east from the Mahaica Bridge to the ‘Old Road’ intersection and has an area of 177 acres. Several house lots have already been allocated to homeowners.