THE owner of a rubbish-filled kiosk at the KL54 Hospital Kuala Lumpur (Barat) bus stop has been given notice to act before Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) proceeds with removal of the structure.
DBKL’s Health and Enviro-nment Department visited the structure, situated under the stairs of a footbridge over Jalan Pahang, on Aug 10 after it was alerted by StarMetro .
Officers discovered that a 14-day notice had been issued on July 16 by its Urban Transpor-tation Department.
The notice pasted on the roller shutter instructed the owner to clean up the kiosk within 14 days.
However, the deadline passed without any action being taken.
A DBKL health officer said they would give the owner another two weeks to clear up the mound of rubbish within the kiosk.
“The owner had not complied with the earlier notice but we will give him another chance.
“If there is no response, we will proceed with demolition,” the officer said.
In the meantime, DBKL has boarded up the kiosk’s open frontage with plywood to screen the rubbish from view and prevent further dumping.
They were unable to clear rubbish from the kiosk as it was padlocked, but DBKL workers managed to clean the surrounding area.
The visit followed complaints about the neglected structure, located beside a busy pedestrian link.
StarMetro had visited the site last week and found rubbish strewn across much of the kiosk’s interior, visible through a louvred window opening.
A strong smell of urine lingered, while it appeared that some personal belongings were stored underneath the structure.
Nearby resident Achhinda Singh said the kiosk had been in that condition for several months.
“I have been coming to the hospital once every two weeks for checkups and physiotherapy for the past year.
“I usually drive, park nearby and walk through this area.
“This is a bus stop serving Hospital Kuala Lumpur, so it should be kept clean,” he said.
He also questioned the need to retain the kiosk when a convenience store was operating nearby.
“If nobody is going to use or maintain it, the kiosk should be removed rather than allowed to become a dumping ground.”
A cleaner who identified herself only as Siti said she regularly cleaned the surrounding walkway but could not reach the rubbish inside the locked kiosk.
Frequent passerby Lim Soo Poon said conditions had steadily deteriorated.
“I pass through here all the time and it keeps getting worse,” he said, adding that leaving the kiosk closed and unattended would only encourage further dumping.
