However, she said the state government was making efforts to deal with the problem by providing allocations for waste collection outside the municipality.“As for the management of illegal dumpsites within the council’s jurisdiction, cleaning works are carried out periodically based on the number of hotspots identified, with continuous monitoring and enforcement action,” Ng said during the Perak state assembly sitting.
Besides education and awareness programmes, he asked if there would be stricter enforcement and if the state government would provide funds to instal CCTV cameras at the hotspots. Three CCTV cameras were installed so far at the Kamunting Night Market, Taiping bus station and the Matang landfill.