Ministry of Health Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Ma’e’e Ualesi Falefa, said they had not received any complaint relating to the hydro stink at Ta’elefaga.
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When she was contacted for a comment, she said: “No, we weren’t aware of the situation.”
She told the Samoa Observer that the Ministry must follow its own procedures, investigating, assessing, reporting and other steps.
But that “only” happens when a complaint is lodged with their Ministry.
“No one called or lodged a complaint.”
The village of Ta’elefaga say they have put up with the “worst” smell from one of the country’s hydropower stations for the last ten years.
High chief of the Ta’elefaga village at Fagaloa, Leuta Sialafau Valoaga, said that “at the end of the day, Ta’elefaga villagers suffer from the stench.”
“We are worried about the health of our people, especially the children,” he said.
“No one wants to live in a place like this, we just want to get things moving because we also want to live in a safe and clean environment.”
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