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$25 Million for Irrigation System

Budget 2015/2016
March 2, 2015
Written by: Alecia Smith-Edwards

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  • The Government is to spend $25 million this year on the development of an irrigation system for the Trelawny Stadium field.
  • The money has been set aside in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives.
  • The project aims to develop and install a sustainable irrigation system at the Trelawny Stadium.

The Government is to spend $25 million this year on the development of an irrigation system for the Trelawny Stadium field.

The money has been set aside in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives.

Being implemented by Independence Park Limited, through funding from the Consolidated Fund, the project aims to develop and install a sustainable irrigation system at the Trelawny Stadium.

For the 2015/16 period, it is anticipated that the following will be commenced and completed: construction of water catchment tanks; trenching and pipe laying; and construction of pump house, install pump and ensure functionality of system.