Penal residents protest illegal river diversion
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March 14, 2025
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Senior Multimedia Reporter
Angry residents of Penal protested on Friday, accusing a pensioner of selfishly diverting a major river and putting their homes at risk of flooding.
The demonstrators confronted Ajodha Pooran, who admitted spending $150,000 to alter the course of the Black Water Channel, a tributary of the South Oropouche River, to stop erosion near his property. However, residents argued that his actions could worsen flooding in the surrounding areas.
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