I am wondering if our leaders in charge of this country are realizing that the hills in Concordia are being destroyed day by day! Being in Concordia on a daily basis, since 1988, I am seeing the evolution of the deforestation on all the hills surrounding the valley of Concordia. The heavy rains that we had lately demonstrated clearly to us that something is happening!
I never saw so much water pouring down all the roads in Concordia! The road in front of the Lycée was like a monstrous and raging river ready to devastate everything on its way!
And yet, the buildings are popping up as wild mushrooms like no one seems to care! How much more are they intending to shack up in Concordia! I am convinced that soon, we won't be able to breed fresh air in that area! Thousands of people are now living in the area. Just check the traffic jam in the morning, in the rush hours and any blind man would see that this is a situation that is going to be hell to handle soon! But they had "A VISION"!
But what is more frustrating is the deforestation done by some individuals to the rest of the hills that is not destroyed by the bulldozers! Every day, as I look to the hills, I can see that trees are disappearing! The fire keeps burning day and night! Yes, the koal keels are legion in the hills! I have brought this to the attention of the actual government through their services for Environmental Issues and yet our hills are burning away!!!
Are we going to become like Haïti???? Today, we can all see: THEY ARE PAYING THEIR DUES! A drop of rain becomes a killer flood! Our country seems to be running on automatic pilot! No one seems to be aware of this situation. If I can notice what is going on, Why can't our leaders see it ? May it be those in majority or those in opposition!!! Is it because they just don't care about it? Is it due to personal interest for the Land owners?
I AM HEREBY ASKING THEM TO PLEASE PROTECT OUR HILLS AND LAND BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE ! STOP THE DEFORESTATION OF CONCORDIA HILLS.
May it be by the SEMSAMAR or whoever! Enough apartments, enough buildings ! These leaders were in opposition under Mayor Albert Fleming and as I can recall it was our "cheval de bataille" ( major fighting cause) !!! Short memories? In my opinion, it has even become worse! Is it for the love of the money?
The situation is grave. We all know that global warming is if great concern for all countries. We get signs every day: Australia, Brazil, Haïti……Europe, Africa. So please, I am appealing to you who are in charge of our country, PLEASE take actions before it’s too late!
Aline CHOISY
A concerned eco-citizen.