The large amount of garbage and waste dumped by residents into the canals led to the wrecking of the drainage filter at the Annandale Pump Station, a Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) spokesman says.
A metal drainage filter installed a year ago by a contractor to replace one made of greenheart was destroyed recently. Residents who contacted this newspaper had lamented the waste of money, pointing out that the previous greenheart filter had lasted for over 15 years. According to them, the wrecked filter had been installed at a cost of $10M. “Dah (the greenheart filter) last for over 15 years and this