Massive developments promised to Chateau Margot, surrounding communities

Residents have been assured by Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal that huge developments in the housing and other sectors are in the pipelines for Chateau Margot, and other surrounding East Coast Demerara communities.

Croal made the disclosure while addressing a meeting in the community on Saturday.  “We do have a massive plan for the East Coast Demerara already. This corridor on the East Coast, we have allocated over 4, 700 lots, in under two years since we’re back in office,” Croal said.

The minister pointed to government’s continual investments to develop infrastructure, to meet the housing demands across the country. It was revealed that along the East Coast corridor, residents of Annandale, La Bonne Intention, Strathspey, Vigilance, Bladen Hall and Mon Repos were allocated house lots in 2021.

Meanwhile, minister Croal has committed to addressing the issue of squatting. He urged residents to “do the right thing” and apply for house lots.

Minister Croal revealed that on July 21, the ministry will be seeking the approval of the National Assembly for additional resources for the continuation of works in the housing sector.

It was disclosed that the residents also raised issues related to road repairs, drainage and irrigation, and employment opportunities, among others.

Accompanying Croal was Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall.

Dharamlall, in addressing the issues, stressed government’s commitment to community development.

“The development that we are planning is not development for tomorrow, the development that we’re planning is the development that will take us into the generations,” he said.

It was noted that both ministers committed to ensuring that an excavator is made available to desilt drains and to refer concerns to the requisite ministries, and agencies for follow – up.

Additionally, Government Ministers have been meeting with residents across the country as part of government’s commitment to consult with citizens, to ensure that their quality of life is improved.