NUMEROUS complaints to the Ipoh City Council on three illegal dumpsites located at different rows of Laluan Puncak Jelapang have fallen on deaf ears.
Retiree Y.K.Chin said the problem was not new and has been going on for many years, and that each time he called the council, they would assure him that the matter was being looked into.
He said there were no houses situated at Laluan Puncak Jelapang 1, while there was one house each on Laluan Puncak Jelapang 2 and 3.
Chin, who is in his late 70s, said after his recent complaint to the council, he was happy when he saw two workers at the site but that his joy was shortlived because the workers only swept the dried leaves into heaps and left them at the road shoulder.
He said this was a futile exercise because when it rained, coupled with strong winds, the leaves were scattered again.
“However, the heaps of rubbish that include old beds, cupboards, mattresses, broken furniture, bottles and plastics were left untouched.
“The rubbish at the three illegal dumpsites have been accumulated over the years,” he told MetroPerak.
Chin said just last week when he went to take photographs of the dumpsites, he was swamped by mosquitoes, and bitten.
He said the area is very shady, and an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes, as well as home to rodents and creepy crawlies.
He claimed snakes have entered his house twice, and the stench from the dumpsites were unbearable, especially when it rained or whenever the wind blew in his direction.
“The site has become so convenient for people to throw their unwanted waste because only two houses are situated there.
“I have caught some people coming in their cars, and lorries as well to dump rubbish at the site.
“I shouted at them, and told them to leave the place before I reported them to the authorities,” he said.
Chin said he hoped the council would do something about the illegal dumpsites, before the area becomes a permanent dumping ground.
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