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WASA Chief Executive Officer Dain Maharaj has condemned what he described as a second brazen attack on the Authority’s infrastructure in less than 24 hours, following the theft of electrical wiring at the Tabaquite Booster Station.
Maharaj said the incident was discovered at approximately 5 a.m. today and forced the immediate shutdown of the facility, disrupting water service to thousands of residents in Tabaquite and surrounding communities. Customers are experiencing low water pressure or complete service interruptions as a result.
He noted that the incident follows a similar act of vandalism at the Biche Booster Station less than 24 hours earlier, where unknown individuals stole critical electrical wiring, causing a complete power failure at the facility. The Biche incident, which was discovered early yesterday morning, forced the station offline at 6 a.m. and disrupted water supply to several communities, including Charuma, Biche, Plumitan and surrounding areas. T&TEC was notified immediately, and teams from both agencies were deployed to repair the damaged infrastructure and restore service.
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