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Dec 14, 2008 News
As the city floods, many of the waterways have been cleared and desilted to help drain the floodwaters, and in doing so, reduce the impact of the rising waters.
However, a Ministry of Public Works and Hydraulics Road Division vehicle was seen yesterday unloading a quantity of waste material which was apparently removed from irrigation canals about the city, and dumping it on the parapets of Hadfield Street.
Just metres from where the ministry’s vehicle was seen unloading the waste and silt stands a sign which reads: “Do not dump any kind of rubbish here.” The sign also warns that if anyone is caught dumping in that area they will be fined or prosecuted.
Kaieteur News was alerted to the situation by public-spirited citizens who had noticed the dumping. While this newspaper was on the scene, numerous passing motorists called out and voiced their opinion that the dumping was not right.
Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green explained that the Mayor and City Council (MCC) was aware of the clearing of canals and the dumping of the silt and waste on Hadfield Street, but it was really the lesser of two evils.
He explained that the canals needed to be cleared, especially in light of the rains, and there was nowhere else to put the waste.
However, he said, the Works Ministry should have dumped the waste and silt further from the edge of the road.
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