By Leroy Smith
[www.inewsguyana.com] – Vice Chairman of the Bartica Neighborhood Democratic Council in Region 7, Steven Belle is of the view that if the dumping of garbage continues at the community’s present landfill site, it can trigger a health crisis.
Belle, who explained that the site is expired and should have been closed a long time ago, told iNews that the local authorities are forced to continue dumping at the site while they await the permit to open a new landfill site which is ready to go into operation.
According to him, what obtains at the present expired site is merely the shifting around of garbage at the facility to accommodate the constant dumping of fresh garbage.
Belle noted that the Body responsible for issuing the permit had initially told the NDC that the permit would have been issued within three months but like the old dump site, that three months period has expired a while now.
Belle said the new site will be operated on a lease land, which should be able to service the community for approximately ten years before a new site is again required.
The contract to operate the facility was first awarded to Cevon’s Waste Management of Georgetown but after a year that company gave up the contract which brought the developmental works at the facility to a standstill until the second contractor, General Sanitation stepped in.
Steven Belle vice chair..hammie green manyore..gow come all these places pnc run run donk and piles of garbage little their places???? inew should be asking that question..