Landslips along Nagee Road, Hindustan, are posing a danger to some 200 residents. Yesterday residents woke up to find they could not leave their homes as a large portion of the road was missing.
They said the heavy rains over the past few days were causing the landslips to worsen. Resident Harrinarine Bunsee, 66, who has been living at that location all his life, said the residents had been neglected by the authorities. He said the road condition had deteriorated over the past two years.
"It gone from bad to worse," he added. Bunsee said when he got up yesterday morning he realised that the landslip near his home had "dropped down."
He added: "Nothing couldn't pass. So we take some stone and build back a track for the wheel to pass."
He said it was just a matter of time before it collapsed again. "That real unsafe for cars to pass but they have no choice," Bunsee added. He said there was another way out of the village but it was two miles long and the road was also in a terrible condition. He said taxis don't work in the village. Bunsee added: "They drop us out at the junction and we have to walk in. We not asking for much. We just want our road fixed." Another resident, Balbatee Latchman, said there were about seven landslips from the beginning of the road to her house.
She said: "Because of the heavy rain in the past few days the water soaked through the dirt and it (road) went down Friday night." Latchman said it was difficult for them to get to their homes. "Sooner of later we may have to park about a quarter-mile and walk to our homes," she added. Latchman said she felt scared travelling along the road because "the road can cave in while we are on it." She recounted two accidents where the drivers were trying to negotiate the landslip when they slipped off the road. She called on Works and Infrastructure Minister Jack Warner to visit the area to get a first-hand view of the road conditions. "A few months now people from the Works Ministry coming and taking pictures but nothing has been done," she added.
