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Without the intervention of Kaieteur News, repeated efforts by a 50 year old woman to convince GPL personnel that her property is in danger of being smashed by a utility pole, would have once again gone unheard.Indra Persaud, the lone occupant of a Sideline Dam, La Penitence house, reported that a utility pole located outside her yard has been leaning towards her house for the past three years and she is fearful of it falling and causing a fire. The pole is currently being held up by another pole to which it is tied.The woman said that from the time the pole started leaning, she had been repeatedly contacting GPL offices, explaining her predicament and pleading that the company somehow rectifies the problem.Each time, however,Cheap Wholesale Jerseys, she was told by the company’s personnel either that they would inspect the pole the following day or that there are no poles available to replace the existing one. “One time when I call, the people ask me if I got $200,000 to pay for a post,” the woman added.It was only after receiving a call from Kaieteur News yesterday that steps were taken by the company to address the situation.Persaud had initially called and was told by a clerk that she was keeping her back from her job. She was then shuttled back and forth between the clerk and a supervisor as both insisted that the other was responsible for helping her. It was then that Kaieteur News stepped in and after speaking to the supervisor; arrangements were made to have the pole inspected.According to Persaud, a GPL representative visited her home just after noon yesterday and agreed that the pole has to be changed. “He said that it needs to be changed and he will see what he can do,” the woman said.At this point though, the woman is unclear as to when definite measures will be taken to address the situation. |
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