Gaulette Pollution: Wastewater Discharged into Lagoon

If the authorities do not react, warns a French biologist living in the region, "it can cause diseases or other health problems."

What explains this situation? Most people fragmentation Les Palmiers, located opposite the beach, have connected pipes bathroom and kitchen piping system outside.

This leads into the lagoon of La Gaulette. A merchant, residing in the village for 30 years, told the Express that the local residents have made a habit of using this system drainage. "Zot tou ena fos septik me pou levye ek sal debin, zot prefer avoy tou dan drin, lerla li al dan lamer direk. Ena fwa zot avoy tou delo sal dan drin, delo twalet tou, " he says.

In fact, the scenes where you can see the remains of rice and other rubbish into drains, are daily. Our interlocutor is the Road Development Authority to clean drains. Except that this exercise is not often.

Result not only of the lagoon is polluted Gaulette, but it degrades gradually. Christophe Pitou, French biologist, explains that "gray filaments that appear in rivers are colonies of bacteria. When the water drains is discharged into the lagoon, one can note the presence of small bubbles. This is proof that there is fermentation, so living organisms in the water. " He also emphasized that " there is not much movement in the lagoon. The water is almost stagnant. "

What is the law? According to the Environment Protection Act 2002, it is forbidden to remove dirty water or contaminated. Sought, police said Environment not be aware of the situation in La Gaulette. " We will go there to understand the problem and find a solution, " suggests a manager.

Rutnee Krishna, Chairman of Black River district, grants, on the other hand, there is a problem of water absorption, given the large amount of clay present. "People prefer to evacuate the town waters to the sea for convenience perhaps, but it is not good to pollute the lagoon, " he says. He continued, however, there is a project being undertaken by the Board and the Waste Water Management Authority, in order to reduce pollution in the region.