Jensen La Vende

Se­nior Re­porter

jensen.lavende@guardian.co.tt

Res­i­dents of Ker­na­han Trace, Cunu­pia blocked off part of Chin Chin Road on Fri­day morn­ing protest­ing a lack of wa­ter.

The res­i­dents have been with­out a steady sup­ply of wa­ter for the past sev­en years cul­mi­nat­ing with the burn­ing of old mat­tress­es, bar­rels and oth­er de­bris.

The protest be­gan from as ear­ly as 5.30 am, with res­i­dents set­ting the de­bris alight near Grif­fith Trace and Ker­na­han Trace off the Chin Chin Main Road.

Up to 7 am, the roads were still blocked.

One res­i­dent, who asked not to be named told Guardian Me­dia that they have en­dured sev­en years of most­ly dry taps.

Four years ago, dur­ing the height of the pan­dem­ic, res­i­dents com­plained that while their street was with­out wa­ter con­sis­tent­ly.

The Wa­ter and Sew­er­age Au­thor­i­ty (WASA) said then that the is­sue was as a re­sult of the harsh dry sea­son and re­duced wa­ter pro­duc­tion at the Ca­roni Wa­ter Treat­ment Plant.