Total cost of the facility is some G$4bn (US$19.6mn), and is partly being financed via an US$18mn IDB loan, while the remaining G$800mn was allocated by the government.
December 30, 2014 | By KNews | Filed Under News
Four years after the opening of the much anticipated Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill site, the Local Government Ministry has reported positive outcomes …touted as a vehicle for a “cleaner and greener” Guyana.[norman whittaker and colin croal] have claimed significant benefits from the garbage dumping area following the closure of the unsightly and unhealthy Mandela landfill site, which seemed to be taking over Le Repentir Cemetery…
The Haags Bosch facility is located aback of Eccles, East Bank Demerara and specially slated, according to authorities, to respond to various environmental and chemical changes that occur at dumpsites.
The Ministry said, “The site represents a significant improvement in the way Guyana’s solid waste is disposed.”
“The difference between the two waste disposal techniques (at Mandela and Haags Bosch) is substantial and marks a crucial turning point—both technically and culturally—in the waste management system. Not only is the Landfill specially constructed to safely contain waste and leachate, but its design and operation also reduces the incidence of pests and bad odours.”
things eventually got so ridiculous, the PPP was forced to cancel this contract from its most favourerd contractor. the matter is now in the courts and up to the APNU+AFC govt to deal with. but BK says now he is a friends of the APNU+AFC and he is paying for the cleanup campaign. also check out the idb guy marcello basani gushing about his great project
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