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GPL ignoring pleas to remove rotting pole
Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara resident, Lilian Bryan, is alarmed at the presence of a
The rotting pole.
rotting electrical pole that is leaning on her fence.
Aside from the danger it poses, she is even more concerned that Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has failed to respond to pleas to have the pole removed.
She said that the utility pole, which is rotted at the base, began leaning two Saturdays ago. She said that a GPL crew eventually came after she made several calls.
But instead of replacing the pole, the GPL workers tied a rope around the pole and attached the other end of the rope to a wooden fence.
She said that recent heavy rains have weakened the pole further. She believes that only the presence of her fence is preventing it from falling.
The woman’s husband said he contacted a GPL official yesterday, who promised to “look it after.” However, no one came.
“The post rotting and just bracing by the fence,” Mrs. Bryan said yesterday.
“That is the main post that giving us light. It dangerous.”
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