Here you will find Muslims, Presbyterians, Hindus and Catholics living together. At home on three weeks' vacation from his job at the printery, Maraj said the area was one with very few problems. There was always pipeborne water unless the main broke, but it only took one phone call from one resident to get a WASA crew working on it. Electricity was also no problem in the area except for daily ten-second disruptions in the supply, a phenomenon that Maraj could not explain. We have no problems with the utilities, except you have to go to the post office to pick up your mail.
Praedial larceny is another of the area' s problems.
Most residents, said Maraj, were self-employed, and many were involved in planting vegetable gardens to help sustain their existence, but there was a lot of theft. Army officers have been guarding the estate since it was taken over by the State in 1997. A decision has been taken to convert it to a state-run drug rehabilitation centre. Chadee occupied the ranch, which sits on over 115 acres, in 1987.