Chief Executive Officer of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Stephen de Gannes, called on the Ministry of Public Utilities to provide more practical and long-term solutions for the constant lack of water issue.
Approximately 250,000 customers in north Trinidad have had no water for the last three days due to a broken main at the Caroni Water Treatment Plant. This is according to the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) who have been conducting repairs since the pipe ruptured on Tuesday.
Amongst the thousands of affected customers were homeowners and many Port-of-Spain business owners. People from Oropune Gardens, Curepe, Valsayn, St Joseph, Mt Hope, San Juan, Santa Cruz, Barataria, Morvant, Port-of-Spain, St James, Cocorite, and Cascade are among the areas affected, according to WASA.
De Gannes said:“It is unfortunate that occurrences of this nature continue to affect the nation as frequently as this and that normal business operations are negatively impacted by a lack of this vital resource,” he said.
“The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and the private sector, remain willing to engage in discussions with the Minister of Public Utilities on matters like these that affect the earnings, health, and safety of so many of our population.”