Ministry of Housing obtains additional lands at Onderneeming Housing Scheme
Mar 04, 2025
Kaieteur News- The Ministry of Housing and Water were able to acquire additional lands on the Essequibo Coast, Region 2 from the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission, to boost house lots allocation.
Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal during the Dream Realize” event. (Ministry of Housing obtains)
The announcement was made on Saturday. The ministry hosted a three day “Dream Realize” event at Region 2 to assist residents in allocating house lots in the area. The event ran from February 28 to March 2, 2025.
This move follows a previous admission by Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal in early January, that the ministry had reached the saturation point for available lands in several regions and were hunting for more lands.
He stated that in Region Two, the Ministry was awaiting finalisation for the acquisition of more lands. “[At]Charity and Onderneeming there is a team working to acquire additional lands. In the case of Region Two, we are still awaiting the finalization for the acquisition of additional lands, but we have saturated what we have there,” Croal said.
On March 1, 2025, Croal confirmed that the ministry had acquired additional lands at the extension of the Onderneeming Housing Scheme, and those lots have been allocated at the Regional Housing Office in Anna Regina.
He said in the statement, “The ministry has successfully acquired additional land from the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission. The lands being allocated fall within the middle, moderate, and low-income brackets.”
Croal further stated that over 450 residents from the Essequibo Coast had been allocated residential lots in Onderneeming. Additionally, several participants had successfully processed their Agreements of Sale and Certificates of Title.
According to the minister, these allocated lands will be assessable by year end and construction of the houses will commence soon. Croal stated, “Contracts are set to be signed soon and infrastructure works are expected to begin before the end of the month. The scheme is strategically located near the Onderneeming Water Treatment Plant, which will provide reliable and quality water supply to the growing community.”
Meanwhile, the minister also visited Buxton/St. Joseph housing schemes, where he addressed drainage challenges in the area. He mentioned that the drainage issues had been delaying access for allottees. “The area is affected by drainage challenges, delaying access for allottees. However, I assured that the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is actively working on a long-term solution,” he said.
It was reported that during Minister Croal’s presentation at the budget debate in the National Assembly, he announced that 25,000 house lots are to be allocated this year, with a promise that 15,000 of those will be completed within the first six months of this year. With a budget allocation of $112.6 billion for housing in 2025, Croal stated, “We will allocate an additional minimum of 25,000 house lots this year of which over 15,000 will be accomplished before June. We will establish 20 new housing areas by June of 2025 to accomplish this 15,000 by June.” Additionally, he announced plans to construct 1,000 new houses this year.
(Ministry of Housing obtains additional lands at Onderneeming Housing Scheme)
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