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GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday December 9, 2015
Modern asphalt plant to hasten WCD road expansion By Leroy Smith
ROAD expansion works between Vreed-en-Hoop and Parika on the West Coast
Demerara are expected to be accelerated with the investment in a state-ofthe-art asphalt plant by the two contracting companies
- BK International of Guyana and Surrey Paving and Aggregate Company Limited of Jamaica. Speaking with the media
A section of the plant which is waiting to be assembled.
during a site visit yesterday along the West Coast Demerara was Project Manager for BK International and Surrey Paving and Aggregate Company Limited, Lionel Kandasammy. He spoke extensively of the investment by the two companies in acquiring the US$850,000 asphalt plant, which is being assembled at Boerasirie where BK International already has a similar but smaller plant. According to Kandasammy, the plant which is expected to be commissioned early in the New Year has the capacity to produce about 160 tonnes of asphalt per hour, which would allow the companies to pave two sections of the road simultaneously and at the expected quality. According to the senior manager, the paving of the road at two separate locations
at the same time will enable the works to be completed on schedule. Reporters yesterday were able to see the components of the plant which is to be assembled, including the drier drums, controls and coal feed bins. The skeleton layout of the plant was at the location and an engineer from India where the plant is sourced was on site supervising preparation works for assembling the plant. Kandasammy said that in order to ensure that the plant is assembled on schedule; the contractors have arranged to have double shifts. All materials for the road expansion and more particularly for the operation of the asphalt plant are being sourced from the Teperu operations of BK International.
EMPLOYMENT FOR 200 At present the two contractors together are employing a few dozen persons but once the asphalt plant comes on stream, the total number of persons to be employed will be approximately 200 with 40 per cent of them being locals employed by BK International. Additional employment will be created for persons in the area of paving the road, maintenance of the plant, and other areas even as the project reaches the more developed areas where more manpower will be required. The asphalt plant was manufactured by the “Apollo” company which has sold similar plants in many parts of the world. According to the contractors Guyana is said to be See page 13
Solid waste management gaining traction SEVERAL secondary schools copped awards for their outstanding work in a school-based pilot solid waste management programme that followed the three ‘R’s’, which entailed reduction, reuse and recycling. An appreciation ceremony to mark the successful performances of participating schools was held yesterday at the Georgetown Club. Beterverwagting Community High School rose to the occasion taking the top spot while other schools which received certificates and awards included Annandale Secondary, La Bonne Intention (LBI) Secondary,
Guyana Lottery Company General Manager Tracy Lewis (Centre rear) flanked by students and representatives of the various schools which were awarded certificates, cash vouchers and trophies
Covent Garden, Plaisance Secondary, Christ Church, East Ruimveldt and Friendship Secondary. Guyana Lottery Company General Manager Tracy Lewis presented the certificates, cash vouchers and trophies. The lottery company will be sponsoring the next solid waste programme for schools in 2016. The 15 participating schools were selected by the Education Ministry. The main objective of the project was to empower each school to effectively manage the solid waste they See page 13