Rats and crows in dirty township

City Hall says they will monitor the cleanliness at Bandar Baru Sri Petaling

ANGELA GOH of Bandar Baru Sri Petaling is fed up with rats and crows infesting the township due to lack of cleanliness.

"Garbage is left uncollected for days in residential areas and this has given rise to rats and crows rummaging through the leftovers," she says, adding that her complaints to Kuala Lumpur City Hall have fallen on deaf ears.

"Compared with other townships, Bandar Baru Sri Petaling is in a bad state."

GOH says there is a lack of garbage bins, indiscriminate dumping of garbage, overgrown grass and illegal stalls sprouting everywhere.

"What I am most disgusted about is the overall lack of cleanliness, especially at the site meant for a morning wet market, which is filthy. The drains nearby are clogged and this has caused irksome smells," she says.

"What is City Hall doing? As ratepayers, we deserve a clean township."

KUALA Lumpur City Hall corporate communications manager Anwar Mohd Zain says they will monitor the cleanliness of Bandar Baru Sri Petaling.

"This year, up to June, we have exterminated 227 rats and 52 crows in Bandar Baru Sri Petaling.

"We carry out out extermination of rats and crows every month and will continue to do so to alleviate the pest problems in the area."

- Credit to Nurul Huda Jamaluddin and K.G. Krishnan from Malay Mail
- Image credit to Chaukhat