Brushcutter Donation Helps Keep Villages Clean, Prevent Diseases

A village with about 200 people and 52 houses in Labasa will now be able to keep their sur­roundings clean.

Vuo Villagers received brushcut­ters from the Minister for Multi-Ethnic Affairs and Sugar Industry, Charan Jeath Singh.

Vuo Village headman Semi Goleto­ka said he was grateful to Mr Singh for choosing his village among the 21 villages in his donation list.

“Some of the households in the vil­lage didn’t have a brushcutter and sometimes it is very difficult to clean our compounds,” Mr Goletoka said.

“Only a few families afford to have brushcutters and not every time they are available to help those in need.”

He said many of their breadwin­ners were fishermen because they lived near the sea.

“With this kind of assistance we will be able to help the villagers, even those with very big compounds. It will help reduce sicknesses such as leptospirosis, typhoid, dengue fever and diarrhoea.

“Many women who are involved in compound cleaning said the brush­cutter was like a Mother’s Day gift to them.”

Mr Singh, being from Labasa, is no stranger to village lifestyles. He said it was always difficult to maintain and clean big compounds.

“I have donated many brushcut­ters before becoming a minister and I want to continue with this pro­gramme,” Mr Singh said.

“I believe that through this assis­tance, some form of relief would be given to them.”

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Story By: Shratika Naidu

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