The Star, Thursday October 29, 2015
THREE
eateries under the Kajang municipality have been temporarily closed for
being dirty and unhygienic. Two are located in Sungai Long while the
other is in Bandar Mahkota Cheras.
“These three were found to be dirty in terms of the premises and food preparation,” said Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) president Mohd Sayuthi Bakar.
“They have each been slapped with a RM1,000 compound and will be asked to close for 14 days for a thorough clean-up.
“If the operators clean up their premises immediately and have
it inspected by us, the shop can be reopened before the two weeks are
up.”
The council’s Business Control, Food Quality and Public Health Unit had started a campaign to inspect all food outlets in the municipality earlier this month.
“It’s a two-in-one operation to check on cleanliness and to grade the premises,” said Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Department director Mohd Rashidi Ruslan of the campaign that was conducted by his section.
“We have inspected all the eateries in Sungai Long and Bandar Mahkota Cheras and will move on to Balakong after this,”
Of the 82 food outlets in the two townships, 24 were graded A in terms of cleanliness while 43 were graded B and 12 graded C. Three failed the inspection.
Asked if there had been any typhoid cases in Kajang, Mohd Sayuthi said, “Only one has been reported and it was an ‘imported case’.
“The victim fell ill after eating at an eatery in Kuala Lumpur and sought treatment at a clinic in Kajang. There are no local cases in Kajang so far,” he said.
On a different matter, Mohd Sayuthi said the council had confiscated 33 lorries during an operation on illegal dumpsites this month.
A total of 223 lorries have been confiscated since the operation started in January.
“The lorries were found dumping rubbish in unauthorised or illegal dumpsites.
“They were confiscated under the Waste Collection, Removal and Disposal Bylaw (MPKj) 2007,” he said.
Eleven were nabbed at Jalan Kuari in Hulu Langat, eight at Desa Bukit Cahaya in Cheras and seven at the exit to Twin Palms Sungai Long in Cheras.
The rest were caught at Kampung Simpang Balak in Kajang (three), Kampung Sungai Ramal in Kajang (three) and Jalan Batu 14 in Hulu Langat (one).
To councillor Bryan Lai’s enquiry on the status of the i-Kajang app, Mohd Sayuthi said the council hoped to have it launched in December.
“It’s an interactive app that will serve as an additional channel for the public to lodge complaints and check the status of their complaints.
“The complainant is required to provide their name and phone number to enable the council to respond to their complaints,” said Mohd Sayuthi.
He said MPKj was unable to launch the app immediately because of funding issues.
“We need to pay about RM60,000 per year to the app developer for developing and managing the app, as well as for storage space.
“The app will be launched in stages. We will get the councillors to test it first, before it is opened to the public,” he added.
“These three were found to be dirty in terms of the premises and food preparation,” said Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) president Mohd Sayuthi Bakar.
“They have each been slapped with a RM1,000 compound and will be asked to close for 14 days for a thorough clean-up.
The council’s Business Control, Food Quality and Public Health Unit had started a campaign to inspect all food outlets in the municipality earlier this month.
“It’s a two-in-one operation to check on cleanliness and to grade the premises,” said Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Department director Mohd Rashidi Ruslan of the campaign that was conducted by his section.
“We have inspected all the eateries in Sungai Long and Bandar Mahkota Cheras and will move on to Balakong after this,”
Of the 82 food outlets in the two townships, 24 were graded A in terms of cleanliness while 43 were graded B and 12 graded C. Three failed the inspection.
Asked if there had been any typhoid cases in Kajang, Mohd Sayuthi said, “Only one has been reported and it was an ‘imported case’.
“The victim fell ill after eating at an eatery in Kuala Lumpur and sought treatment at a clinic in Kajang. There are no local cases in Kajang so far,” he said.
On a different matter, Mohd Sayuthi said the council had confiscated 33 lorries during an operation on illegal dumpsites this month.
A total of 223 lorries have been confiscated since the operation started in January.
“The lorries were found dumping rubbish in unauthorised or illegal dumpsites.
“They were confiscated under the Waste Collection, Removal and Disposal Bylaw (MPKj) 2007,” he said.
Eleven were nabbed at Jalan Kuari in Hulu Langat, eight at Desa Bukit Cahaya in Cheras and seven at the exit to Twin Palms Sungai Long in Cheras.
The rest were caught at Kampung Simpang Balak in Kajang (three), Kampung Sungai Ramal in Kajang (three) and Jalan Batu 14 in Hulu Langat (one).
To councillor Bryan Lai’s enquiry on the status of the i-Kajang app, Mohd Sayuthi said the council hoped to have it launched in December.
“It’s an interactive app that will serve as an additional channel for the public to lodge complaints and check the status of their complaints.
“The complainant is required to provide their name and phone number to enable the council to respond to their complaints,” said Mohd Sayuthi.
He said MPKj was unable to launch the app immediately because of funding issues.
“We need to pay about RM60,000 per year to the app developer for developing and managing the app, as well as for storage space.
“The app will be launched in stages. We will get the councillors to test it first, before it is opened to the public,” he added.
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