Work being carried out on sections of the Debe to Mon Desir Highway is occupying the mind of environmentalist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh and causing him concern. Kublalsingh began his hunger strike on November 16 outside the St Clair office of the Prime Minister. He ended it on Wednesday after accepting the terms of reference for a review of the works on the Debe to Mon Desir section of the highway.
In a telephone interview from the home of one of his sisters in San Fernando yesterday, Kublalsingh said the matter had brought a certain degree of distress to him and he intended to raise it with his lawyers. He said he also intended to hold discussions with members of the Highway Re-route Movement to determine whether it was wise to file a court injunction to have all work completely stopped.
He added: "I am thinking a lot about what is going on, the bulldozing that is still taking place and it is really a bit distressing. "I'll have to talk to my lawyers to see whether filing an injunction was possible and I have to also get opinions from re-route members. I need to hear their thoughts on the matter then decide what course of action to take." His health, he said, continued to improve and also his appetite. He has been eating light soups and fruit.
"Today my brother-in-law made me a glass of carrot juice. I had a starch mango-not a stale one-and a cup of dhal," he added. A?photo of Kublalsingh circulated on Facebook on Thursday showed him breaking his fast by eating a mango which he later said had been in the fridge for months. "I'm coming along. I'm really eating light, mainly a lot of soups," Kublalsingh added.
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He said he had had no visitors since his release from St Clair Medical Centre on Wednesday. He said he was passing the time by reading Aristotle's Ethics, a work of classical philosophy. "It's about 500 pages and I'm really enjoying it. I have also been resting a lot to regain my strength."