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Equipment at the Lusignan safe (Photo: DPI/ May 15, 2022)
By 2025, he said that all people residing on the coast must have full access to potable, treated water, while all people in hinterland and riverain communities should be able to access water. Currently, only about 60 per cent of people residing in hinterland and riverain communities have access to a consistent supply of water.
Despite the significant investment needed to achieve these targets, the President said, “… we are committing to you that we are going to deliver this without a single cent increase on the water tariff that you are going to pay.”
Dr. Ali also said that the government will be investing in 12 water treatment plants all across the country; this is part of efforts to ensure that people can utilise clean water.
Since taking office in August 2020, the President said the government has spent more than $6 billion on improving the water sector. Why this spending is key, he explained, is because an expanded water sector is a fundamental part of the government’s industrialisation plan.
He also posited that growing housing needs require sufficient water solutions.
Meanwhile, GWI’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shaik Baksh said that the body plans to develop eight wells on coastland and 30 wells in hinterland this year.
