| Prashad Nagar residents up in arms over ‘new dump site’ |
| Monday, 26 July 2010 | |
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Residents of a section of Prashad Nagar are up in arms over what they described as a new dumpsite in their community. At the centre of the controversy is the presence of derelict heavy duty machinery, including bulldozers, the property of a mining company, which residents are claiming is destroying the aesthetics of the once posh community. The machinery occupies a portion of land that according to the residents has been earmarked for a recreational facility for children and a parking area for worshippers at the Guyana Central Arya Samaj. To compound matters another entrepreneur has brought in some huge containers to the same area to facilitate his newspaper export business. Mrs. Coretta Merai, wife of Assistant Police Commissioner Steve Merai told this newspaper that the presence of such activities in the quiet community poses a risk to children there. She pointed to the presence of fuel tankers which she said are very dangerous, coupled with the fact that they are destroying the roads which are not designed to accommodate heavy duty traffic.“It looks like we now have another landfill site. The streets are blocked up much to the annoyance of residents here,” Mrs. Merai told this newspaper. In addition, she pointed to the security threat posed by the presence of such vehicles and containers, since she argued that criminals could use them as cover to pounce on unsuspecting residents. When Kaieteur News visited the area, a bull dozer was clearing a section of the area that was earmarked for the recreational facility. However, the operator indicated that the area was being cleared to facilitate the parking of more heavy duty machinery. A senior official of the Guyana Central Arya Samaj in Prashad Nagar told this newspaper that, a group from the organisation had visited the Mayor and City Council with a proposal to upgrade a section of the area to accommodate a recreational park for children as well as parking for worshippers. The official said that they were advised to submit the proposal in writing, since the Council had no objection to such an initiative. However, that proposal has been put on hold, leading to the present situation in the community. According to one resident, Deputy Mayor Robert Williams visited the area on several occasions. “He would go into the compound of the mining company and come out smiling. But everything will remain the same and on some occasions more vehicles would be brought in,” the resident told Kaieteur News. He indicated that he has spoken to senior officials of the City Engineers Department, who would promise to look into the matter but the situation remains the same. |
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