Abandoned vehicles
IT is pleasing to note that the new Suva City administrator has taken the initiative to tidy up his jurisdiction and will be providing the roadside vegetable sellers with decent stalls with basic amenities.
This will not only be hygienic but will improve the safety aspects as the structures will be built in accordance with the building code of Fiji.
Another area that needs immediate attention is the increasing number of abandoned vehicles on the roadside.
In Moala and Lakeba streets in Samabula, it is appalling to see so many obsolete cars, buses and bulldozers that have been discarded on public roads and the footpaths of the municipality.
These debris have been sitting on the same spot for many years and such abuse is increasing and forms a physical hazard for pedestrians and motorists.
The desolated vehicles become a breeding site for other biological threats such as mosquitoes and other pests. I believe that such incompetency becomes a great concern as the enforcement unit of the municipality has failed to identify such a serious issue that is affecting the ratepayers.
The bereft vehicles attract vandals, accumulate refuse and contains hazardous substances such as fuel and other fluids that must be properly disposed of to eliminate any fire hazards.
The dilapidated vehicles cause obstruction and at times make it extremely difficult for other vehicles in the manoeuvring abilities. The offenders intentionally keep derelict vehicles on the road for spare parts or as a permanent storage treating the public road as their private property. On the other end of Moala St, a bus company every night parks about a dozen of the buses on the long continuous yellow road line which creates a problem in the morning in the form of obstacle that hinders the movement of traffic that has been going on for years.
It is an opportune time for the Suva City Council to work with the other enforcement agencies and implement corrective action to make the area safe for everyone again.
SATISH NAKCHED
Suva