Region Three stands ready to take firm action against residents who litter as it fears the outbreak of a serious epidemic.
According to a press release Regional Chairman Julius Faerber said residents have been dumping garbage indiscriminately and it has placed the region’s health at stake. “I will not sit and allow people to dump their garbage anywhere they choose… this nonsense has to stop…it is time that we arrest the situation,” he said.
Faerber told a meeting comprising representatives from the Ministry of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Central Board of Health and the neighbourhood democratic councils that he has been bombarded with complaints about garbage disposal, poultry rearing, illegal buildings and the sale of perishable items displayed on the ground. He said the rules and regulations governing such practices are clear and “definitive action” will be taken against lawbreakers. Faerber also chided the NDCs and the Public Health Department for not curbing the situation in several communities; allowing it to become uncontrollable.
On conclusion of the meeting a number of measures were agreed to be adopted to tackle the situation. These include posting signs, discussing the matter with the errant resident and giving the resident formal notice of his/her offence. Failing this, the release said, the matter will be forwarded to the EPA to proceed with legal action.
The release said Vice Chairman Manpersaud and Regional Executive Officer Nandlall Ramkissoon also attended the meeting.
