Faulty utility pole at Farm finally fixed

Feb 20, 2012 News

The utility pole which has been leaning dangerously on the Farm, East Bank Demerara public road for over a year has finally been fixed.
The unstable pole was featured on the front page of Kaieteur News last month.
Members of the Farm community and neighbouring Herstelling, who were scared that the pole might fall, injuring persons from their community, were calling on the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) to replace the pole.
Kaieteur News however, was made to understand that the pole which was almost uprooted as a result of an accident belongs to the Ministry of Public Works and not the Guyana Power and Light.
This was confirmed by Terrence Obrien from the said Ministry.
“A Tundra slammed into this thing after it hit down a lady. After that happened, another vehicle slammed into it again. That driver de drunk,” a member of the Masjid near where the pole is located revealed.

This utility pole had been leaning dangerously at Farm, E.B.D

“I am really scared about that thing. My grandson does got to walk past it steady because he does go to de Masjid on the road” an elderly Bibi Hassan had told Kaieteur News.
The woman said that she called GPL a few times regarding the matter but was never told that it was the Ministry was responsible.
Several other members of the community had shared the same fear and were calling on the relevant authorities to take action before it was too late.
Nevertheless, residents expressed gratitude to the Ministry as they can now rest assured that the pole is no longer a threat to passersby.