Chaguanas gets thorough clean-up

Addressing reporters prior to the start of the clean-up campaign, Hosein said the initiative would not only ensure a cleaner environment but also bring communities closer together as more contractors as well as members of the business community were supportive of the campaign.

“I am so happy to see people who want to give back to the country, and at minimum cost to the government,” Hosein said, adding, “this is really bringing the community and the country together, the opportunity just came and they buy into it.” “The last time this was done was 1986, 31 years ago by the NAR, but the support so far has been overwhelming as we move to each corporation, more and more volunteers and the business community, contractors coming out,” he said.

Hosein said the exercise included the cleaning up of schools, institutions, residences, and open lots; desilting of drains, disposal of bulk waste, derelict vehicles and dilapidated buildings. Chaguanas Mayor Gopaul Boodhan said the cleanup campaign, themed “Team up to clean upwe do it better”, would move into all eight electoral districts.

“This is an historic day in Chaguanas with this massive clean-up and we want to call on the burgesses and the residents to also pitch in and do their part too because this cannot be an effort of just the Ministry and the Chaguanas Borough Corporation and the workers alone, it has to be a team effort with everybody,” Boodhan said.

“All of us have one common goal and objective and that is to make our environment clean, and everything is in order to sustain quality living,” he said, and noted Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce president, Richie Sookhai as well as Chaguanas East and West MPs Fazal Karim and Ganga Singh also participated in the project.