Dear Editor,
Travelling from Rosignol to Georgetown a signboard at Pln Ross dam shows drivers there is a dangerous turn 100 rods ahead. In the middle of this turn is the Pln Brahan and Kingelley dam and main drainage canals where dozens of unmarked and unbranded horses roam, along with cows and sheep. The canal and dams belong to MMA/ADA.
The MMA/ADA project was badly constructed beside the Brahan-Kingelley dams. The next two dams and trench are over one mile away at Brittania-Tempe. Tractors as far away as Brittania use the Brahan-Kingelley dams during the rainy season, where caged wheels deposit hundreds of pounds of mud on the road parapet, which is very dangerous when rain falls. The lines in the middle of the road are completely worn, and all the reflectors have been broken by the heavy vehicles.
In August last year two horses smashed the windscreens and damaged the front of two cars on the Brahan road; last month a horse crashed into a minibus smashing the windscreen and damaging the front of the vehicle. In the case of both these accidents the horses had no ear marks or brands. In addition, sheep get knocked down, breaking up cars and minibus lights, and again they have no ear marks or brands. The owners of these animals barely have a house lot.
The eastern half Pln Brahan belongs to a retired senior court official. This woman fences her land well, but the animals’ owners destroy her fences and use her land as a pasture for their animals. From there they go wandering on the road, where they damage vehicles.
The NDC should use stray-catchers and impound these animals, since the Brahan-Kingelley dam belongs to MMA/ADA. Otherwise the government should put signs limiting the speed on this dangerous turn, where vehicle owners have no respect.
Yours faithfully,
Rudolph Singh
