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The efforts of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) Flood Preparedness Committee were boosted yesterday with an assured Red Cross Society endowment of more than 4,000 jerry cans.Head of the Red Cross in Guyana, Ms Dorothy Bailey, hands over the jerry cans to CEO of the GWI, Karan SinghAt a simple ceremony, more than 1,000 jerry cans were handed over by Head of the humanitarian entity, Dorothy Fraser, to the water company’s chief executive officer, Karan Singh.According to Fraser, the donation is intended to help GWI to better distribute clean water to residents in flood-affected communities.She said that the cans are very durable,Cheap Jerseys League, and residents will be able to return several times to access water from GWI water distribution exercises in the various communities.“We would have liked to have been able to bring more today, but we are only able to supply this amount that (we have) in stock; but we are expecting, through what we are calling the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF), more to come in by the middle of January, if all goes well.”Fraser said that the Red Cross is very happy to collaborate with the water company in this regard, and will continue to spread good messages about clean and safe water,NFL Jerseys From China, to promote healthier and safer lives.And, according to Singh, the Red Cross has in fact come forward with its donation in a very timely manner, given that the rainy season has not yet ended.He disclosed that there are still a number of areas that are inundated, thus the water company is tasked with moving ahead aggressively to ensure that residents of the affected areas are able to get clean water for drinking and for personal hygiene purposes.Singh pointed out that the cans are considered the ideal containers for storing water, even as he lamented the attempt by some residents to receive water in damaged containers, saying that it defeats the water company’s intent to supply clean water.The water company was also recently endowed with 50 black water tanks from the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF).Singh said that the GWI flood committee is working assiduously with the Region Four Democratic Council and the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).The CDC, he said, has to pronounce on the areas in which jerry cans will be distributed, and where the tanks will be mounted.“Hopefully, in another couple of days,Nike Men Air Max 97 For Sale, these will be located in those identified areas that are most affected…,” Singh disclosed,Cheap NFL jerseys China,At yesterday’s ceremony, the CEO also said that the water company is awaiting a supply of chlorine tablets from UNICEF, to address the issue of sustaining the cleanliness of the water supplied to residents.“When you have situations like what is occurring in Guyana, on the Coastal Belt and on the East Coast, what you find is that one of the areas of threat is the drinking water,NFL Womens Jerseys, and this is why we are working very seriously to make sure that as (far as possible),Cheap China Jerseys, we can supply safe,NFL Jerseys Outlet, clean water to the residents of these affected communities.”Following the presentation yesterday, the GWI Flood Preparedness Committee held a meeting to plot strategies on the way forward in addressing flood situations. |
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