Last Updated on October 19, 2020, 6:13 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Minister with responsibility for Public Infrastructure and Utilities, Deputy Prime Minister, the Honourable Shawn Richards, says that his ministry will become more efficient in the distribution of water as usage has increased over the years.
The Deputy Prime Minister said during his speech at the closing ceremony of the Climate Change Adaptation Project on Friday, October 16, that “Our communities are expanding and it means that more homes and business places are now reliant upon the water.”
He stated, “There are many communities whereby we are looking to see how we can improve the distribution of water in those particular communities.”
“In Cayon, we hear the cries almost every single day, so we are happy that the schools in Cayon have been included as part of the project,” said the Honourable Minister.
The Project, “Ensuring Water Security in Vulnerable Schools in St. Kitts and Nevis Through Onsite Water Storage Capacity” jointly sponsored by USAID and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, was implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Ministries of Works and Ministries of Education across the twin-island Federation.
“It is symbolic that we are here where we have a number of our water feeds and water wells. This area is actually a protected area because it is the main aquifer, especially for the Basseterre area. Even though we have a number of aquifers here, we are still here engaged in this particular Project which says to all of us that indeed water that we took for granted once ago is no longer that commodity. Still, it is becoming a scarce commodity,” he said.
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