East Bank Demerara : Residents of Diamond/Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara were this evening apprised that the reason why Avenue A Street, Great Diamond is in such a deplorable condition is because of a PNCR injunction against the rehabilitation of the area’s Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) office which is tied to a bigger venture, the Community Road Improvement project ( CRIP).
Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Norman Whittaker said that Avenue A Street, Great Diamond that gained front page prominence in Kaieteur News because of its condition would have been rehabilitated had it not been for the PNC/R injunction against the rehabilitation of the NDC office.
Minister Whittaker made these remarks to residents as he and officers from the ministry along with officials of the Grove/Diamond NDC conducted a walk about in the two villages last evening.
Whittaker told the residents that Avenue A Street is one of 12 roads that are to be rehabilitated under CRIP but a mandate of the Government of Guyana, Caribbean Development Bank project is that the work on the streets must be done in conjunction with the rehabilitation of the Grove/Diamond NDC building and that this was being impeded following the PNC injunction against the construction on the grounds that the building belongs to them.
“The PNC has opportunely claimed that the NDC building is theirs and that is a matter before the courts, so it is impeding the kind of works that we would like to do in the area,” Whittaker said.
He added that, “in the mean time people are suffering and naturally we are concerned, naturally we want this road done tomorrow, but we have to await the results of that court case.”
Minister Whittaker expressed the hope that, “the PNC will withdraw its injunction so that work to rehabilitate the NDC office and build the over 4000 metres of roads in the Grove/Diamond area can take place.”
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