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$10 Million Water Project for the North
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$10 Million Water Project for the North
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Contact: John Emmanuel
Coordinator for the Northern Water Project, Michael Gittens, says talks have begun with the French Development Bank to fund a project that would run an additional pipeline from Banannes Bay to the Choc Water tank. "The present 14 inch system will serve people from Castries, Vigie, Bisee’ and La Clery. So the old 14 inch pipeline will supply water to persons living in these areas while the new pipeline that will be built – running to the Ciceron tank – will specifically deal with persons from Choc all the way up to Cap Estate. So we’ll have now two sources of direct distribution to these areas and it should, when the project is completed in the year 2001, have alleviated the water problem facing the northern portion of the island," said Gittens. The project will have a second and third phase that is expected to get underway towards the end of the year. The Ministry of Planning is currently in the process of finalizing the feasibility study that will show the economic and social benefits of the project. Some ten million dollars have been allocated to the project, most of which is coming from the French Government. |
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Tuesday,
June 27, 2000 - Residents in the northern portion of the island are to
benefit from attempts by the Ministry of Planning, Sustainable Development,
Environment and Housing, at tackling the water distribution problem at the John
Compton Dam.