Latest update November 26th, 2024 1:00 AM
Dust pollution continues unabated in Cane Grove
Frustrated residents of Cane Grove, Mahaica on the East Coast of Demerara are once
Dust which one resident claims he collected in his home
again lamenting the severe dust pollution that they are being forced to endure from a rice mill operated by Mr Feyaadul Hakh for over a decade now.
The residents raised their concerns once more with a team from the Alliance for Change (AFC) led by Party Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan and including Gerhard Ramsaroop, along with political activist, Freddie Kissoon, when they visited the area last weekend at the invitation of residents.
Residents showed the AFC team their homes, with the dust being evident everywhere.
They are forced to keep their windows locked, but even that does not keep the dust out.
One resident met the team with her child in hand, who she said has respiratory ailments because of the dust.
Another resident had to buy a blower to help control the dust in her yard.
Documents were shown to the visiting team indicating no environmental permit was granted to Hakh, neither was permission granted to erect additional silos. The residents also pointed to encroachment on the reserve by Hakh.
The AFC in a statement on the matter said it is disgusted that these flagrant breaches
The offending mill: The dirty area at the top is where the dust emanates
are being tolerated for so long.
Moreover, despite numerous promises by Mr Hakh and Government officials, including past President, Bharrat Jagdeo and former Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, the situation has actually worsened.
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