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Minister of Housing and Lands Dr William Duguid (right) speaking to the media after an assessment of damage in Rosemont Housing Area yesterday. Looking on is new general manager of the NHC, Ian “Cupid” Gill. (Picture by Jameel Springer.) Social Share
The National Housing Corporation (NHC) is set to launch a new programme called Hurricane StrapIt, as Government moves to retrofit roofs.
Minister of Housing and Lands Dr William Duguid revealed this yesterday during a visit to Rosemont in Deacons, St Michael, where he and a team of officials were doing assessments in the wake of damage sustained from Hurricane Elsa.
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Hurricane Else has brought dislocation, anxiety and horror to many Barbadians.
We must give thanks that there was no reported evidence of anyone losing their life or serious injury.
Return of utilities is not a three-day or five-day exercise
This will require patience, no electricity, water pressure low
Over 1 100 houses affected between hurricane and freak storms
Collapsed houses will be rebuilt immediately through UDC, RDC and NHC
Houses needing repairs will require assessment by Department of Emergency Management
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Major house rebuilding programme
Article by July 3, 2021
A major house rebuilding programme will get underway soon in response to homes damaged during the passage of Hurricane Elsa.
This announcement came from Minister of Housing Dr William Duguid during Saturday’s live Government update on the damage from the storm.
Nothing that 62 homes were completely destroyed and 743 damaged roofs were reported as of Saturday, Duguid said Government had already agreed to facilitate the rebuilding of several properties within the next two days.
“Within 48 hours, we are going to try to get as many of the houses … started; we are dividing that between the Urban Development Commission (UDC), the Rural Development Commission (RDC) and the National Housing Corporation (NHC). There are certain geographic locations for UDC and RDC, and we’ll be following those, [and] with respect to the National Housing Corporation, we’ll be doing the houses that are wall and wood,
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