THE prevailing clean-up verve has also encompassed Charlotte Street residents, who have embarked on a vigorous campaign to beautify and sanitise their environment, so much so that they have gotten rid of more than 14 truck-loads of refuse.Businessman Bunny Singh told this publication yesterday that their efforts started when the neighbours came out and decided to come together to clean-up their surroundings last Friday.

Singh is the owner of the Hardware Depot Store on Charlotte Street, and he is spearheading the exercise between Albert and Oronoque Streets.

The businessman said so far they have de-silted the concrete drains and cleaned the parapet of weeds and garbage, and even began scrubbing the road.

He stated that they have managed to put in more than 20 hours of cleaning, and they will continue the exercise tomorrow after taking a break today.

Singh added that there are eight full-time employees hired for the job, while about 20-25 men, all residents, are assisting in the clean-up effort, in which they have expended $10,000 per truck-load of garbage to be taken away.

He said, “The concrete drains are so clean, one woman told us she is very happy to see them that way, because in about 30 years, she never saw the place so clean, much less the drains, which were clogged with refuse, including plastics.”

Singh is also encouraging other business people to step forward and follow suit, and is willing to lend his support, since he is familiar with the ‘know-how’ in the clean-up campaign.

He stated that if people are cleaning they must do a thorough job and that approach is working well so far.

Singh, however, is urging others to come out and do the same for their environment and also to maintain cleanliness and desist from dumping garbage.

He said they will also clean the canal by Albert Street and the feeling is very good because the place is so clean.

By Michel Outridge