Dramatic drop in illegal dumping in Simpang Pulai


(From left) Chung, Wong and Tan standing in front of a CCTV camera and holding up photos of rubbish that used to blight the area near Gunung Rapat wet market in Simpang Pulai. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star

THE amount of rubbish at five illegal dumpsite hotspots in Simpang Pulai, Perak, has dropped dramatically following installation of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras.

Simpang Pulai assemblyman Wong Chai Yi reported that the areas were now free of piles of domestic and bulk wastes after the CCTV installation last December.

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