A PILE of derelict vehicles that is being stored on a dam by a spare parts dealer has been causing trouble for residents of Annandale, East Coast Demerara. At a community meeting held on Tuesday last, residents aired their experiences and voiced their concerns regarding the situation. They complained bitterly of being robbed as a result of the storage of the scrap vehicles. The dam separates their community from Lusignan. The residents explained that persons would hide between the vehicles and pounce on persons who traverse the area. One resident, who did not want to be named due to safety concerns, explained that her husband was attacked while venturing to work one morning. Another resident related that his brother is hospitalised as result of a similar experience.

Balram Naikbaran, a rural constable attached to the area’s Community Policing Group (CPG), informed the Guyana Chronicle that the CPG is unable to effectively conduct their patrols as the discarded vehicles block the path they have to traverse. Naikbaran explained that the vehicles were accumulated over an eight-year period. The residents noted that multiple complaints have been lodged over the years to the relevant authorities but the problem is yet to be resolved. Efforts made by the Guyana Chronicle to contact the Chairman and overseer of the Mon Repos /La Reconnaissance Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), who has responsibility for the location, has proved futile.