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Peter’s Hall residents protest smell, dust and noise
Peter’s Hall businessman and resident, Cobeer Persaud, indicates the ongoing expansion works to a neighbouring business operation.
Twenty-eight residents of Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara, have signed a petition to President Bharrat Jagdeo complaining over the operations of feed factory located on the public road.
According to Cobeer ‘Anand’ Persaud, a spokesperson for the group, in addition to the awful smell and dust, the operations of the facility have caused severe inconvenience to residents in the neighbourhood with beetles and flies infestation now becoming apparent in several homes.
Earlier this year, owner of the facility, Dennis Lee, had told Kaieteur News that he had the relevant permission for the facility and also for an expansion.
One nearby resident, Sheik Ahmad, who returned to Guyana after 30 years, said that he locked up his home for a few weeks and returned to a downstairs apartment infested with little flies.
He offered to help fund the legal expenses in a court case that the residents are filing.
According to Persaud, who owns a dentistry, immediately south of the poultry feed business, Dence Poultry Supplies is now extending by another 100 feet.
“I am affected badly here. I recently paid $90,000 to have my building cleaned. But what I am really concerned about are the persons living in the west in the Back Street…They will feel the brunt of it. Please help us, Mr. President.”
According to a letter written to the President and signed by the residents, the feed facility started operations in October last year.
“Since this factory has been in operations, our homes were invaded by a number of insects, e.g. weevils, cockroaches, beetles, flies and also the noise, smell and dust from the factory.”
Several complaints were made to the Eccles/Ramsburg NDC, the residents claim, but officials there noted that little can be done since the business has been granted permission from the Ministry of Housing and Water.
“We would be very grateful to you to conduct an investigation into the reports,” the residents said in their petition to the President.
They also pointed out that it was puzzling that the Central Housing and Planning Authority to set up the factory in the midst of a residential area granted permission.
Persaud also noted that the Environmental Protection Agency had referred the matter back to the local NDC.
The Ministry of Housing has not yet replied to complaints, the dental technician said.
Earlier this year, complaints were also made to Kaieteur News and reporters visited the facility.
According to Lee, the owner, permission was granted for the operations. He also denied that the flies and weevils were coming from the business place.
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