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Aug 30, 2014 Letters
Dear Editor,
We, the Residents of Sub Region Two of Region 10 are somewhat relieved that the time of our journey from Linden to Kwakwani and other Communities is not so long now. This is because someone in authority has caused a Motor Grader to be on the stretch between Ituni and Linden to do some smoothing.
The journey on the Kwakwani-Linden road in the best of conditions can take as little as ninety minutes, but the heightened logging activities and lack of regular maintenance had caused residents to take as much as five hours to complete this said journey.
A careful observation of what is presently taking place to smooth the road will leave us worse than we were after the next rainy season. Most of the road is below the sides – with some places as much as four feet below. With the grading now in progress, it is clear that in some sections all the capping (hard crust) is being removed, leaving the bare white sand which is at the base of the road. I can guarantee that the Kwakwani-Linden road will take as much as six hours or more to traverse during and after the next rainy season.
With the economic activities taking place in the sub Region, bauxite, gold and diamond mining, and logging, which are all contributing significantly to the national coffers through royalties, and the bauxite workers at Aroaima who are also contributing a significant amount of their earning as PAYE, what can be a logical reason for the Kwakwani-Linden Road being in such a state?
The use of the grader alone to smooth this road is just a quick fix and should be followed up immediately with a comprehensive programme which will build and elevate it above the corners.
Taking into consideration what is known as corporate citizenship and social impact on the lives of all or the majority of citizens residing in a community, it cannot be considered asking too much of any investor, be they national or foreign, to make contributions that will positively impact the lives of residents living in communities in which they operate or transit.
It is with thoughts and understanding of the above that our Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon must be supported in his representation to better the lives of all residents within Region Ten.
Jocelyn Morian
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