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Rat-menace at Subang flats Rodents attracted by garbage strewn by irresponsible residents By LIM CHIA YING [email protected] of the rat colony in their residential area that they have put up with for years. "They are huge and fat, some almost the size of cats. when the skies turn dark, they will come out and play in front of our homes and the inner roads here. They are also not afraid of people," said house owner Tam Kam Heng.. who has lived in a Block M flat for the last 17 years. Tam. 56. attributes the cause for rat invasion to the garbage that are sometimes strewn sim- ply by residents who do not want to get nearto the smell of the rubbish bin. T HEY sneak out from their little homes at night, and start scurrying around. Sniffing their way through the discarded food and rubbish, they chomp down in delight the leftovers and make the grass patch, just out- side the homes of people, their playground. This is the scene of rat invasion in an urban township in the Klang Valley. It is a vivid description that dwellers of the low-cost flats in SS13 Subangjaya (near the 3K complex) give Rats' playground: Alongthis grass patch just in front of , the low-cost flats in SSI3 Subang Jaya is where rats make their playground when evening falls. The unmaintained and broken drains add to the rat chaos here. STAR Tarikb: ~.f:.9£!...~Q9.~- Their home: Resident Suriati pointing to the many rat holes dug up by,the creatures as she walks.down a flight of steps that is strewn with garbage. "The garbage collectors do come and collect order bins with lidsto replace the current open the rubbish daily.Butthe problem is that some ones. people are just plain inconsiderate by throw- "I'vealso raised the matter with the Subang ing the waste indiscriminately and not in the jaya MunicipalCouncil(MPSj)but the council rubbish bin," he said. said this is the job of the flats' management "The rubbish collectors also do not bother to committee (MC)," she said. , pick up rubbish on the ground," Tam said. "However, since the residents are paying House owner Jane Soh, 81, who lives by'her-. assessment taxes, it is therefore proper that self, said that every resident should be respon- hygiene and cleanliness be taken care of by the sible to keep the surroundings clean. MPSj but it insists that the rats running around "I've been staying here for 24 years, and the the compound are the responsibility of the situation is not getting better as this rat men- MC," Yeoh said. ace has become serious the past few years," On the weekly pasar malam behind the flats, she said. Yeoh said she was not sure whether the area "Many residents have got used to seeing the was properly cleared of rubbish after the trad- rats play in front of our homes.. They are so ing. huge and horrible that we make sure we close Some residents said that they had no com- our doors every evening," Soh said. plaint as the area was clean come morning. There are also shophouses and a restaurant . near the flats, but a survey done by StiJrMetro showed that the surroundings are quite well- maintained. Yeoh said she was also aware that proper maintenance could not be carried out as some residents did not pay their monthly mainte- nance fees. The residents who paid up said that it was not fair for them to suffer the consequence just because others refused to pay. At the moment, the flats do not have its own joint management body UMB) and is managed by the developer. Yeoh said a jMB should be formed to allow residents to jointly manage'the place with the developer until the strata titles were obtained. "I've spoken to the new MPSj Commissioner of Buildings (CoB) director Tee Siew Bee on this too," she said. Tee, when contacted, said she was new to the MPSj CoB unit and had not been able to look through cases thoroughly yet However, as far as she is concerned, the meeting with the developer over jMB has not been called yet "If the need arises, we will definitely call for the meeting," Tee said. "The non-payment for maintenance is a problem everywhere in low-cost housing areas. We need to educate residents on why it is important to pay maintenance fees. Maybe some of them do not know why they have to pay," she said. "I've received many complaints on this," Tee said. »They are huge and fat, some almost the size of cats. When the skies turn dark, they will come out and play in front of our homes and the inner roads here« TAM KAM HENG "We don't know if the rats pose a health threat to us. Some residents simply discard food down the drains which inevitably become a fodder for these rats," she said. Subang jaya 'assemblyman Hannah Yeoh said she was aware of the problem which was a long-standing issue for years. "In fact, I've joined in a round of gotong-roy- ong in the area and our volunteers even brought in pest control people to get rid of the rats," Yeoh said. "However, this is not a long-term solution as the rat problem cannot be solved so as long as there are food being disposed everywhere except in the rubbish bins," she said. Yeah said she had asked the developer to
Transcript of Rat-menace at Subang flats - ocps.mpsj.gov.my · a fodder for these rats," she said. Subang jaya...
Rat-menaceat Subang flatsRodents attracted by garbagestrewn by irresponsible residentsBy LIM CHIA [email protected]
of the rat colony in their residential area thatthey have put up with for years.
"They are huge and fat, some almost the sizeof cats. when the skies turn dark, they willcome out and play in front of our homes andthe inner roads here. They are also not afraid ofpeople," said house owner Tam Kam Heng..who has lived in a Block M flat for the last 17years.
Tam. 56. attributes the cause for rat invasionto the garbage that are sometimes strewn sim-ply by residents who do not want to get neartothe smell of the rubbish bin.
THEY sneak out from their little homes atnight, and start scurrying around. Sniffingtheir way through the discarded food
and rubbish, they chomp down in delight theleftovers and make the grass patch, just out-side the homes of people, their playground.
This is the scene of rat invasion in an urbantownship in the Klang Valley. It is a vividdescription that dwellers of the low-cost flatsin SS13 Subangjaya (near the 3K complex) give
Rats'playground:Alongthisgrass patchjust in front of
, the low-costflats in SSI3Subang Jayais where ratsmake theirplaygroundwhen eveningfalls. Theunmaintainedand brokendrains add tothe rat chaoshere.
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Their home: Resident Suriati pointing to the many rat holes dug up by,the creatures asshe walks.down a flight of steps that is strewn with garbage.
"Thegarbage collectorsdo come and collect order binswith lidsto replace the current openthe rubbish daily.Butthe problem is that some ones.people are just plain inconsiderate by throw- "I'vealso raised the matter with the Subanging the waste indiscriminately and not in the jaya Municipal Council(MPSj)but the councilrubbish bin,"he said. said this is the job of the flats' management
"The rubbish collectors also do not bother to committee (MC)," she said. ,
pick up rubbish on the ground," Tam said. "However, since the residents are payingHouse owner Jane Soh, 81, who lives by'her-. assessment taxes, it is therefore proper that
self, said that every resident should be respon- hygiene and cleanliness be taken care of by thesible to keep the surroundings clean. MPSj but it insists that the rats running around
"I've been staying here for 24 years, and the the compound are the responsibility of thesituation is not getting better as this rat men- MC," Yeoh said.ace has become serious the past few years," On the weekly pasar malam behind the flats,she said. Yeoh said she was not sure whether the area
"Many residents have got used to seeing the was properly cleared of rubbish after the trad-rats play in front of our homes.. They are so ing.huge and horrible that we make sure we close Some residents said that they had no com-our doors every evening," Soh said. plaint as the area was clean come morning.
There are also shophouses and a restaurant. near the flats, but a survey done by StiJrMetro
showed that the surroundings are quite well-maintained.
Yeoh said she was also aware that propermaintenance could not be carried out as some
residents did not pay their monthly mainte-nance fees.
The residents who paid up said that it wasnot fair for them to suffer the consequence justbecause others refused to pay.
At the moment, the flats do not have its ownjoint management body UMB) and is managedby the developer.
Yeoh said a jMB should be formed to allowresidents to jointly manage'the place with thedeveloper until the strata titles were obtained.
"I've spoken to the new MPSj Commissionerof Buildings (CoB) director Tee Siew Bee on thistoo," she said.
Tee, when contacted, said she was new tothe MPSj CoB unit and had not been able tolook through cases thoroughly yet
However, as far as she is concerned, themeeting with the developer over jMB has notbeen called yet
"If the need arises, we will definitely call forthe meeting," Tee said.
"The non-payment for maintenance is aproblem everywhere in low-cost housingareas. We need to educate residents on why itis important to pay maintenance fees. Maybesome of them do not know why they have topay," she said.
"I've received many complaints on this," Teesaid.
»They are huge and fat,some almost the size ofcats. When the skies
turn dark, they willcome out and play infront of our homes andthe inner roads here«TAM KAM HENG
"We don't know if the rats pose a healththreat to us. Some residents simply discardfood down the drains which inevitably becomea fodder for these rats," she said.
Subang jaya 'assemblyman Hannah Yeohsaid she was aware of the problem which wasa long-standing issue for years.
"In fact, I've joined in a round of gotong-roy-ong in the area and our volunteers evenbrought in pest control people to get rid of therats," Yeoh said.
"However, this is not a long-term solution asthe rat problem cannot be solved so as long asthere are food being disposed everywhereexcept in the rubbish bins," she said.
Yeah said she had asked the developer to
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