…measures in the pipeline to help curb dilemma – Housing Minister? ?The city of Georgetown is outgrowing its existing infrastructure, a state of affairs which was particularly evident during the recent hosting of the Guyana Exposition (GuyExpo) last month.? This assertion was made by Minister with responsibility for Tourism and Commerce, Irfaan Ali, on Monday, last, as he addressed a Stakeholders’ Consultation at the Georgetown Club.The Minister pointed to the congestion of traffic during the hosting of the event at the Sophia Exhibition Site,NFL Jerseys Supply, which according to him was the area of greatest difficulty in terms of management.“That was because of the infrastructure that exists…If we take a tour around Georgetown today, you would see that buildings are changing daily. There are even larger buildings now,” he noted as he amplified the need for enforcement of building codes.According to the Minister,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, from an engineering perspective, there is a crucial need for new building codes, to not only examine the size of buildings being erected in the city, but also to determine the efficiency of their designs.“This is something very critical for us today as we plan for the city. It is my view, too, that with the expansion we are seeing in the city, we will definitely have to look at it, and how our infrastructure today will leave enough room for future expansion,” Ali noted.He alluded to the need for a massive sewer treatment facility on the seawall itself so as to avoid dumping of raw sewage into the Atlantic Ocean. Ali opined that if Guyana is to continue its aggressive march towards becoming the number one eco-destination, even as its model of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) is implemented on a global scale,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, “then these are facilities that we will have to put in place,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, because we will have to lead by example.”In highlighting the need for several measures to be put in place, the Minister said that the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI)’s Director of Corporate Services, Nigel Niles, is currently working on an aggressive plan to ensure the enforcement of rules and regulations as prescribed by the entity.According to the Minister, at the moment there are hundreds of restaurants and fast food outlets around the city that do not utilise mandatory mechanisms such as grease traps.? Grease traps are plumbing devices that are designed to intercept grease and most solids before they enter a waste water disposal system.Failure to utilise these devices,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, the Minister said, could in fact see action being taken against defaulters.“We will be working with the Ministry of Health to ensure that you comply with what is required, otherwise we will have to take necessary action,” Ali said as he stressed the need for Government, the private sector and ordinary consumers to work together. He also spoke to the involvement of the media, pointing out that it could help to facilitate a public education campaign. The media, according to the Minister,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, has a key role to play in the change of culture and to educate the populace on the management and use of the existing facilities.“There are many times when we respond to emergencies in the sewer system and when we go we fish out engine blocks; we fish out rolls of cement paper; tons of condoms…these all add to the difficulties in managing the system,” the Minister added.He also extended his lamentation to constant pilfering of manhole covers around the city adding that “we can build the best system and have the greatest investments in the system, but if we don’t have proper management and use of the system we will go back to where we were very quickly.”