PROSPERITY Improved access to potable water, infrastructural advancements for Region Seven

Residents of Kako, a village in Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) will soon see improved access to potable water, as works will be conducted to facilitate development of the water distribution system.

The Committee of Supply on Wednesday (February 1, 2023) approved the $16 million budgetary allocation under the heading Regional Administration and Finance for Region Seven, which includes maintenance and repairs of several administrative buildings to improve the delivery of services in the region.

The minister noted that little was done by the previous administration in relation to water access in the village.

Moreover, about three sub-regions of the Mazaruni will see the washing and cleaning of water tanks and reservoirs, as some $89 million has been budgeted for these and other works.

Minister Dharamlall also noted that the budget provides for the improvements to the Kamarang Com - munity Centre Ground, in keeping with a commitment made by His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali during a previous visit there. President Ali had promised that the ground will be upgraded into a FIFA-standard facility.

Meanwhile, as it relates to infrastructural development, Minister Dharamlall highlighted a number of villages set to benefit from road maintenance, including the Kako/Waramadong farm to market road, and the Kamarang to Waramadong