KUCHING – Councils in this city do not bury dead or live rodents unlike what is being practised by Kuala Terengganu City Council.
A spokesperson from Kuching South City Council (MBKS) told The Borneo Post yesterday this was because the city was clean and not infested with pests like rodents.
“There are no such issues here in the city under our jurisdiction and the standard of cleanliness is under control.
“We make sure we maintain and monitor the cleanliness in the city and have good enforcement to inspect this kind of problems and situation,” she added.
According to her, the council was always monitoring public eateries to make sure that they comply with the council’s regulations.
Meanwhile, Padawan Municipal Council chairman Lo Khere Chiang revealed that the council employed the practice five or six years ago but had stopped due to lack of budget and abuse by members of the public who used carcasses to make financial claims.
“The public abused the system by claiming money for carcasses of dead rodents,” said Lo when contacted yesterday.
Lo said the towns under their jurisdiction were now much cleaner and the level of hygiene had increased and that they had not heard of places being infested by rodents.
The two councils were asked to comment on a report by a national news agency in its website yesterday that Kuala Terengganu City Council bought dead or live rodents from the public for RM2 as a way to get rid of rats.
It was reported that the council’s president Datuk Adzlan Mohd Dagang had advised business owners, particularly eatery operators, to keep their premises clean and free from rats and cockroaches as they did not want the city council to have a negative image, particularly with the ‘Visit Terengganu Year’ next year.