TO deter people from indiscriminate dumping, Kajang municipal councillors have suggested that the fine be increased and that those who take photos of the culprits be rewarded.
At the monthly meeting held to monitor public complaints, councillor Lee Kee Hiong suggested increasing the fines as the current rate of RM1,000 may not be enough to deter litterbugs.
On the other hand, fellow councillor Steven Chan suggested that the people be given a commission for taking photos of people littering and indiscriminate dumping.
However, council president Datuk Hasan Nawawi Abd Rahman said the amendment of the by-laws had to be done via the federal government as the fines were set in accordance to the relevant Acts.
He said all councils in the state had increased the fine for illegal dumping from RM500 to RM1,000 in 2007.
“The problem we are facing is the dumping of construction waste, which has to be disposed of at Dengkil but as it is far away, some just take the easy way out of dumping it here in Kajang.
“As for Chan’s suggestion, we will take it into consideration and discuss it during the meeting with the legal department.
“It is a good suggestion as the photos will be used as evidence when convicting those who dump rubbish indiscriminately,” he said.
MPKj legal officer Muhammad Ruzaini Ramli said even though the fine had been increased, there had yet to be an improvement to rid the municipal of litterbugs due to lack of evidence.
“It is hard to catch the litterbugs red-handed and those who witness illegal dumping do not step forward and testify as witnesses,” he said.
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