Georgetown, GINA, January 11, 2012
Source - GINA
President Donald Ramotar signs the book of condolence opened for the late Dr Moti Lall at the Ministry of Housing and WaterPresident Donald Ramotar joined Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali and staff of the Central Housing and Planning Authority this morning at the Ministry of Housing and Water to sign the book of condolence for former Chairman of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), Dr. Moti Lall.
President Ramotar said that he knew Dr. Lall since in the 1960s and he has been a stalwart in the People’s Progressive Party. “He worked very hard in many areas…he got a lot of work done since his return from Canada and we have worked very closely… his passing will have a big impact specifically on the West Demerara where he had a lot of patients and also on our party, as he was looked up to as an example… he has left to mourn not only his family, but also thousands of party members and supporters who really appreciated and liked him a lot… personally I will miss him,” President Ramotar said.
Minister Ali said that Dr. Moti Lall will be missed tremendously for his insight, his immense contribution, dedication, commitment and strength of character to the housing sector.
Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali signs the book of condolence for Dr Moti Lall at the Ministry of Housing and Water“He contributed significantly to the development of the housing sector during the 20 years he would have spent as Chairman of the Central Housing and Planning Authority and also to the development of an advancement of policies that would have seen the housing sector not only functioning in an effective manner but, implemented new approaches to development and a lot of what has been happening in the sector over the last 20 years is testimony of the hard work and great effort he put into the sector,” Minister Ali said.
Dr. Moti Lall passed away on January 10, 2012 around 01:15 hrs, at his Republic Park, East Bank Demerara residence after a prolonged period of illness. He was 69 years of age.
Born on January 14, 1942, Lall was the eldest of his siblings, who all grew up in the village of Buxton, East Coast Demerara, and went on to pursue secondary schooling at the Queen’s College, after which he pursued a career in the field of medicine as he was awarded a scholarship to study medicine in Havana, Cuba.
A staff of the Central Housing and Planning Authority signs the book of condolence for Dr Moti Lall at the Ministry of Housing and WaterDr. Lall then completed a post-graduate programme in the area of pulmonary care at Rostock University in Germany, and after a few years in Canada, he returned to Guyana in 1968 as a fully qualified pulmonologist or pulmonary disease specialist, proficient in the skill of diagnosing and treating all pulmonary conditions and disease and took up the post of Medial Superintendent at West Demerara Regional Hospital.
He was a former President of the Chest Society and was instrumental in the opening of the Chest Clinic in Orange Walk, Georgetown, and in recognition of his efforts to help reduce the scourge of Tubercolis, was awarded the Silver Medal by the Ministry of Health in 1983 and in 1998, the country’s third highest honour- Cacique Crown of Honour (CCH)- by the Government for his long and dedicated service in the field of medicine.
Dr. Moti Lall also served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Sixth and Seventh Parliaments from November 24, 1992 to February 15, 2001 and again in 2005.
He is survived by his wife, Chitra and their two children.