Calls for takeover of solid waste collection service

The Star also reported today about this matter which was brought up by our Cikgu Lee at the Selangor State Assembly. I am sure we all feel the same way in this matter. It does not matter which party is in Government. They must serve the rakyat first. We must keep bringing up these issues until they are properly dealt with.

Until the next time, cheers.

The Star, Wednesday, 13 July 2011

Calls for takeover of solid waste collection service

THE Selangor Government has been urged to take over the domestic solid waste collection service from Alam Flora.

Lee Kim Sin (PR-Kajang) made the call during the debate session after expressing his dissatisfaction over the waste collection service provided by the agency.

While applauding the state’s move to take over the maintenance and grass cutting service from Alam Flora beginning this month, Lee said the state should seriously consider terminating Alam Flora’s contract.

“Alam Flora has failed in providing an efficient service, especially in my constituency,’’ he said.

Meanwhile, state local government chairman Ronnie Liu said the poor service offered by Alam Flora had led to the state’s decision to stop the company from providing maintenance service to various local authorites in the state.

He said the local authorities had been flooded with complaints of inefficient service from Alam Flora.

“The state has issued a directive to all the local authorities in the state asking them to take over the service from Alam Flora effective this month.

“This was done in order to ensure ratepayers get better service and to cut operation costs,’’ he said in his reply to Datuk Johan Abdullah (BN-Semenyih) on why the services had been taken over by the local authorities.

By hiring their own contractors, Liu said the local authorites were able to save on the commission that had been paid to Alam Flora in the past.

Under the owner-operator concept, he said the local authorites would be able to save more money.

“We have asked the local authorites to ensure the contracts are awarded only to those who carry out the job themselves and not pass it on to a third party.

“We do not want sub-contractors to come into the picture at the expense of the ratepayers who end up receiving sub-standard service,’’ he said.