Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has identified 43 illegal dumping hotspots in housing areas in the city, with 12 of them monitored by mobile CCTV cameras as of April 28.
The cameras are monitored from the operations centre in Menara MBPJ.
Mayor Mohamad Zahri Samingon said that under the PJ Watch Programme, CCTV surveillance had led to the detection of 19 individuals, 17 vehicles and three business premises involved in illegal dumping activities.
Enforcement actions also resulted in 23 individuals apprehended, four vehicles seized and 32 business premises implicated, he elaborated.
“A total of 149 compounds have been issued for violations under Refuse Collection, Removal and Disposal By-Laws 2007,” he said at MBPJ’s full board meeting.
Earlier this year, mobile video cameras recorded 31 incidents of illegal rubbish dumping which included 14 repeat offenders, 15 cases involving vehicles and two cases related to business premises.
Following the full board meeting, Mohamad Zahri told StarMetro that MBPJ was open to discussing a revamp of Pasar Jalan Othman and welcomed suggestions from key stakeholders.
“The discussion will involve all parties including the MP, state assemblyman, city councillors and the hawkers,” he said.
He was commenting on the initiative by Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung who recently met representatives of Pasar Jalan Othman hawkers.
Lee agreed to submit proposals to MBPJ on improving the market environment and revitalising business activities.
Commenting on the lack of parking at Pasar Jalan Othman, Mohamad Zahri said he had visited the multi-level carpark at the market and found many empty bays on the upper floors.
“I have been there several times, where the top floor of the parking area is often empty and people choose to park along the roadside,” he said, adding that MBPJ was considering stricter enforcement.
“If visitors remain stubborn, we will issue compounds.
“But if our enforcement officers are present, we will try to direct them to the top floor,” said Mohamad Zahri.
He said CCTV footage would be used to assess fairness before penalising customers, but fines would be issued if motorists parked outside despite available bays in the carpark.
