Silica City’s draft master plan to be available soon

She emphasised that access to the new city will be easy, as Guyana is already constructing a highway from Mandela to Eccles to provide enhanced access for persons to traverse.

“This highway will go all the way to Timehri and will give people access to the Linden/Soesdyke Highway….It is very accessible. There is a road built there already to take you to Silica City,” Minister Rodrigues stated.

With its potential to become the nation’s most sought-after location for contemporary, environmentally eco-friendly living, Silica City is a significant advancement in Guyana’s developmental approach toward a sustainable and climate-smart future.

In addition to green areas and other facilities, the state-of-the-art development will include smart homes outfitted with the newest energy-saving technologies.

In February 2023, some $2.1 billion worth of contracts were signed to expedite these efforts.

Minister Rodrigues also noted that the government continues to execute its mandate to provide affordable and sustainable housing solutions to Guyanese.

So far, over 30,000 house lots have been allocated to Guyanese throughout the country. Of this amount, 45 per cent or 13,834 of the beneficiaries are single women.

Some 54 per cent of the total allocation went to young people between the ages of 21 to 35.

Meanwhile, 92 per cent of the allocation went to low, moderate, and middle-income earners.

“The objective was to give low-income earners access to affordable housing. We have stayed true to that ideology…The 30,000 is just a number. When you break it down and look at the impact that the housing programme has had on the lives of all of these people, you really appreciate the bigger picture,” she stressed (DPI)