THE Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is calling on various groups that are involved in the benevolent gesture of feeding the poor on Council’s parapets and reserves to desist from so doing.

“The council wishes to advise organisations and institutions that are involved in these activities that such activities should be done in recognised institutions,” M&CC said in a press statement.

“The council is not only experiencing difficulties with persons encumbering the public thoroughfares with pallets, but persons who are destitute use the pavement and other thoroughfares to dispose of solid and liquid waste, which has resulted in the areas being in an insanitary state,” the statement said.

The Guyana Fire Service and the City Council conducted a joined exercise to sanitise the southern and eastern areas of the Bourda Market. “It was observed during the exercise that the persons who live in the southern area of Bourda Market had beds, bedding and kitchen utensils stored on the pavements, which impeded the free flow of pedestrian traffic. Also, they were reluctant to move to facilitate cleaning of the area.

“The Mayor and City Council is calling on persons who have placed pallets and other structures on pavements to remove them immediately. The Council will be conducting an exercise to remove pallets and other structures,” City Hall has said.