…18,Cheap Jerseys 2018,000 to benefitA $1.6 billion water treatment plant for Berbicians is expected to be initiated today in Corriverton.According to Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali, who is expected to be at the sod-turning ceremony today, the contract was awarded to Tokura Corporation,Wholesale Stitched Jerseys, a Japanese firm,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, to the value of 748,000,Wholesale NBA Jerseys China,000 Yen ($GM 1.6 B).The construction of the water treatment plant also includes elevated storage, the rehabilitation of two existing pump stations and the installation of eight km of PVC transmission pipelines.According to the Minister,Cheap NFL Jerseys, the National Development Strategy (2001-2010) and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper had highlighted the low quality of water supply as a central issue affecting development in Guyana.However, the cost of providing such infrastructure is significant and it is on this basis that a programme was launched in 2005 to improve the quality of service provided to residents in Guyana’s townships.Corriverton was especially targeted because it is a border town with considerable potential for growth on account of its strategic location.The treatment plant will have a capacity of 5.5 million litres per day and is intended to serve approximately 18,Cheap Wholesale NFL Jerseys,000 residents from No 74 village to Molesen Creek. Work is expected to begin as early as Monday.Giving a background to the project, Minister Ali explained that the Project for Water Supply in Corriverton was designed to improve the quality of service provided to the residents from No. 51 Village to Moleson Creek and is divided into two phases with the first phase completed in 2008 at a cost of G$1.1B.The second phase commenced with the official signing of the contract in June.