Where once there were open sewers running through the main roads, now there are wide, paved roads and green spaces. On one major thoroughfare, there is now a library and playground covering what used to be a giant sewage canal. In buildings where the ground floors were mostly deserted because of the flowing sewage, there are now numerous small businesses lining the streets. Economic growth in the neighborhood is evident and the residents now seem to take pride in their community. Now we clean the streets.
Some people have gardens in front of their houses.
It is very beautiful and we needed it. Water was high in the street, flies, dirt, diseases, and worse. Shortly after we moved in, our ground floor apartment became flooded with sewage. This became a frequent event and there was little we could do to avoid the constant water. I was living in hell.