Wisroc homes under threat from eroding road

An eroded road and gully threatens homes and motorists at Wisroc Housing Scheme

An eroding road is threatening the safety of at least two households as well as motorists traversing Phase Three of the Wisroc Housing Scheme, at Wismar, Linden, but the Region Ten administration does not have the funds to address the problem given its scale.

The eroded area is at the far end of the housing scheme, a part of which sits on the edge of a gully.

According to residents, the erosion started some years ago and two revetments were constructed under the previous regional administration to address the situation. However, the problem worsened last year, they said, when a drain pipe was left flowing as the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) was carrying out one of