RM50,000 bill per dumping hotspot for taxpayers — MPP
BAU:
Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) is done picking up after illegal
dumping near the Batu Kitang Meteorological Department radar at Jalan
Bau Lama.
MPP
chairman Lo Khere Chiang Lo said the council spends around RM50,000
annually to clean each of the dumping ‘hotspots’, including areas at
Kuching City Mall, Jalan Kung Ping and Rantau Panjang.
Lo said they have cleaned up the Bau Lama dumpsite several times and will be taking stern action on irresponsible parties who continue to make secret rubbish runs.
“This is being done by irresponsible adults. How will they ever become good examples to their children?” he lamented when visiting the site yesterday with MPP Public Health Department officers.
“This is their mindset. They have to realise that keeping the environment clean is very important and must be maintained always,” he said.
The council frequently had to clear the area of garbage, discarded food, broken furniture, construction debris and dead animals. Otherwise, the stench would be unbearable and the view, unsightly.
He expressed how unfair it was for taxpayers to end up footing the RM50,000 bill when the money could have gone into development elsewhere in the MPP constituency.
“We pay Trienekens to allocate garbage cans and lorries so people can dispose of garbage in a systematic manner, but they prefer dumping in hidden places like this,” he said.
MPP will place signboards in the hotspots and anyone who still ignores the warning can be fined up to RM2,000 and jailed.
Members of the public who witness any illegal dumping are encouraged to photograph the act on their mobile phones and take it to the council. They can also contact the Public Health Section at 082-615566.
Meanwhile, 62-year-old Pengiran Samsudine finds himself frequently calling in to MPP regarding the conditions along that road.
“I drive through here in the afternoon and this is an eyesore,” he said.
“This used to be the main road between Bau and Kuching. With a new road, it is sad to see irresponsible parties taking advantage of how quiet it is here now.”
Lo (fourth left) with officers from MPP Public Health section, Trienekens and MPP council members.
Lo said they have cleaned up the Bau Lama dumpsite several times and will be taking stern action on irresponsible parties who continue to make secret rubbish runs.
“This is being done by irresponsible adults. How will they ever become good examples to their children?” he lamented when visiting the site yesterday with MPP Public Health Department officers.
“This is their mindset. They have to realise that keeping the environment clean is very important and must be maintained always,” he said.
The council frequently had to clear the area of garbage, discarded food, broken furniture, construction debris and dead animals. Otherwise, the stench would be unbearable and the view, unsightly.
He expressed how unfair it was for taxpayers to end up footing the RM50,000 bill when the money could have gone into development elsewhere in the MPP constituency.
“We pay Trienekens to allocate garbage cans and lorries so people can dispose of garbage in a systematic manner, but they prefer dumping in hidden places like this,” he said.
MPP will place signboards in the hotspots and anyone who still ignores the warning can be fined up to RM2,000 and jailed.
Members of the public who witness any illegal dumping are encouraged to photograph the act on their mobile phones and take it to the council. They can also contact the Public Health Section at 082-615566.
Meanwhile, 62-year-old Pengiran Samsudine finds himself frequently calling in to MPP regarding the conditions along that road.
“I drive through here in the afternoon and this is an eyesore,” he said.
“This used to be the main road between Bau and Kuching. With a new road, it is sad to see irresponsible parties taking advantage of how quiet it is here now.”
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