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While the procurement process to purchase a compactor to effectively seal waste is ongoing, residents living in close proximity to the Haags Bosch Landfill Site at Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara,Cheap Jerseys USA, continue to be bothered by the foul smell.In June, at a public consultation,Cheap NFL Jerseys Store, residents of Eccles and neighbouring East Bank Demerara communities complained about the stench emanating from the landfill site. The Housing Ministry encumbering the landfill site’s buffer zone for housing development was also addressed. It was this housing initiative that allowed persons toThe deplorable entrance road to the Haags Bosch Landfill Sitelive so closely to the Landfill Site.Junior Minister of Local Government Norman Whittaker in a subsequent interview with this publication said he was told that even with the reduction in Haags Bosch Landfill Site’s buffer zone,Cheap NFL Jerseys, the facility could operate efficiently once operators focus primarily on compaction and cover. As recommended by the Inter-American Development Bank, the Ministry needs to acquire a specialized compactor.He had also stated that for the past months, technical personnel have been monitoring the operations of the site from Monday to Friday and sometimes on Saturdays, significantly reducing the stench.Whittaker, responding to a recent query on the status of the compactor, said, “In the absence of the Compactor, a D9 Bulldozer is being used and daily cover is ensured by way of wood chips, draining cleanings etc.”He said, “We still receive some complaints of stench, moreso,Wholesale Jerseys China, when it rains continuously.”When this publication visited the area yesterday,Cheap Authentic Jerseys Online, residents gave mixed reactions to the stench. According to a resident, at different times during the day, perhaps depending on the direction of the wind, the scent of old moldy garbage fills her house and this gets stronger at nights.She opined that another contributing factor for the stench is the waste dumped in heaps that lines the shoulders of the scheme’s main road, which is also the access road to the Landfill Site. The woman lamented the deplorable state of the scheme’s entrance road and questioned why the road was not built to accommodate heavy-duty vehicles.“They should really maintain this road. Must be because the road bad, people ain’t driving far in to empty their garbage. They just throwing everything, even building materials. I see someone living right here put their garbage in a black bag and throw it in the bushes,” she added.One of the heaps lining the shoulder of the roadAccording to the woman, when she was allotted the land in Eccles, she did not realize that it was so close to the Landfill Site. In fact, she was elated since she had applied around 2002- 2003. Though grateful that she has her own house, she is displeased with the scent, which is believed to be harmful. |
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