Plainclothes officers on lookout for litterbugs - The Star

June 14, 2017

PLAINCLOTHES enforcement officers from Ipoh City Council are now on the prowl to look out for litterbugs and to issue them with compounds.

Ipoh Datuk Bandar Datuk Zamri Man said the latest strategy by the city council to have “undercover” enforcement officers issuing compounds was aimed at deterring people from littering and creating illegal dumpsites.

“We have always been stern when it comes to litterbugs.

“This is our last resort after all other measures, which include warnings and advices, have failed,” he said in a statement.

“We hope the continued observation effort by our enforcement officers can solve the garbage and litterbug issues in the city,” he said.

Zamri said the latest incident occurred on June 8, whereby a Bangladeshi worker was issued with a RM100 compound under Section 47 (1)(a) of the Building, Street and Drainage Act.

The worker, he said, was found to be discarding rubbish at Lorong Taman Ipoh 1 in Ipoh Garden South.

“During our observation from 9am to noon, we have issued six compounds worth RM950 in fine under the Act and Garbage Disposal, Collection and Waste Disposal By-law to traders,” he said.

“This included cases whereby shopowners did not have garbage bins after being advised to do so,” he added.

Zamri said the city council issued 627 compounds worth RM86,440 in fine last year.

“As of May this year, some 1,579 compounds worth RM332,600 in fine have been issued,” he said.

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More Ipoh residents taking part in gotong-royong exercises - The Star

IPOH folk are becoming more aware of their responsibility in combating Aedes mosquitoes and the dengue war, as shown in the higher participation in gotong-royongexercises.

Ipoh City Council secretary Mohd Zakuan Zakaria said the number of people taking part in gotong-royong exercises conducted by the council had increased over time.

“We have organised gotong-royong in 16 zones to date and there has been an improvement.

“These days, we are seeing 200 to 300 people taking part at each zone,” he told reporters after the council’s full board meeting recently.

Datuk Bandar Datuk Harun Rawi said unlike previously, the council had reduced the number of its workers at such programmes.

“We are making councillors responsible for organising and getting people to take part.

“This is part of an effort to let the community know that they have to be responsible for the cleanliness around them.

“We hope to change their mindset towards cleanliness, that cleanliness is not the sole responsibility of the council,” said Harun.

Noting that illegal dumpsites and rubbish piles were also main contributors of dengue, Harun said the council would come up with a schedule to collect garden refuse.

The schedule, he said, would be uploaded on the council’s website soon.

“Starting this year, we have also appointed additional contractors to clean drains on anad hoc basis at places where there are many complaints,” he added.

Earlier in his speech, Harun said the council had identified 41,199 abandoned lots, which were potentially contributing to the current dengue outbreak in the city.

The lots, located within 630 housing estates and 144 villages, were in dire need of maintenance and rid of overgrown bushes, he said.

“The council has created 7,646 files in relation to the matter and up until Aug 31, a total of 2,008 notices have been served.

“To date, 1,234 owners have heeded our directive to clean up their premises.

“Unfortunately, there were 490 others who failed to adhere to the notices,” he said.

Harun added that the council had appointed its contractors to clear up another 284 lots.

“The owner of the lots, which have been cleared by our contractors, will be billed a 15% service charge in their assessment,” he said.

Harun also called on the public to alert the council should they know of any abandoned lots so that it could take immediate action to break the Aedes breeding cycle.

Ipoh mayor’s term to end on July 23 - The Star

April 30, 2010

IPOH: Datuk Bandar Datuk Roshidi Hashim (pic) will complete his term as city mayor on July 23.

Roshidi, 54, said it was up to the Perak Govern­ment to decide whether it wanted to extend his tenure.

”It is also up to the people whether they feel I can continue to serve as mayor,” he told reporters after chairing a council meeting here yesterday.

”I am willing to accept whatever decision with an open heart,’’ he said.

Roshidi said he was proud to have served the Ipoh City Council alongside the local councillors and council employees.

”I will continue to serve the people if reappointed,” he added.

Roshidi was appointed by former Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin in July 2008 following the retirement of Datuk Mohamad Rafiai Moktar.

He was the council secretary from July 2006 and was also an Anti-Corruption Agency prosecution officer for 15 years.