A letter to the editor composed by Mr David Law and released in the Express has actually led me to pen this action, not even if of the false information it consists of, however the paradox that it exhibits. That somebody would implicate a federal government ministry of playing political football with an utility when the realities show otherwise is not just paradoxical, however proof of a disconcerting absence of self-awareness.
Mr Law’s letter was suggested to disparage a neighborhood water task which will enhance the lives of numerous citizens in the Moruga/Tableland district.
What Mr Law appears to be blissfully uninformed of is the reality that the Community Water Improvement Programme (CWIP), under which that job is being executed, has actually supplied over 200,000 homeowners from over 50 neighborhoods throughout Trinidad and Tobago with a newbie or better level of service because its beginning in 2021.
These tasks, that include the advancement of brand-new production wells, the rehab of water treatment plants, pipeline setups and the building and construction of brand-new booster stations, have actually favorably affected neighborhoods from Mt Hope to Toco, from Tamana to La Romaine, and from Freeport to Hope Village, Tobago, regardless of political association. To declare otherwise is to blatantly neglect and misrepresent the realities for political mileage.
It should likewise be kept in mind that this task was promoted given that last September as one of the lots of approaching tasks being carried out under CWIP.
In other words, the Samuel Cooper Pipeline Project is not, by any stretch of the creativity, a political tactic or a one-off effort. It becomes part of an extended, organized and tactical effort to enhance the supply of water to neighborhoods throughout the nation.
The improvement of the regional water sector and of the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) is the overarching objective under which all of these jobs are used.
From the facility of a National Integrated Water Resource Management Policy (NIWRMP) to the digitisation of the Authority and the optimisation of its water networks, the goal is to take the water sector forward.
This much is clear to anybody who has actually heard the Minister of Public Utilities speak, or check out the many short articles and report released in the regional papers, including this one.
The evidence, as they state, is in the pudding. Currently, thanks to an extensive leakage repair work program, the variety of leakages in the Authority’s network has actually been considerably decreased from over 5,000 to under 500.
And after that there are the 15,000 homeowners from 13 neighborhoods in Southwest Tobago who are gaining from the long-overdue desilting of the Hillsborough dam.
And what about the countless citizens from Mayaro and environments who will quickly take advantage of the building of 3 brand-new wells in the location? Or the more than 24,000 homeowners who have currently seen an enhancement in their supply as an outcome of tasks executed under the North West Water Supply Improvement Programme (NWWSIP)?
The reality of the matter is that Minister of Public Utilities Marvin Gonzales and his group within the ministry and the Authority have actually been working regularly to change the regional water sector into one that can fulfill the requirements of our population. They must be applauded for their effort, not criticised utilizing false information and cherry-picked realities.
Bruce Ramlogan
Freeport