BERNAMA – The Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) collected 12,852.18 tonnes of flood-related waste across seven affected states from November 28 to December 11.
Malaysian Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu said the cleanup involved 45 areas in the states of Kedah, Perlis, Pahang, Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Kuala Lumpur, including Putrajaya.
“We have set a target to complete the cleanup by December 20 in these states that have adopted Act 672. We are hopeful, InsyaAllah, that there will be no further flood events,” she told reporters during a post-flood cleanup operations in Taman Aman yesterday.
Also present was SWCorp Malaysia chief executive officer Khalid Mohamed.
Aiman Athirah also highlighted that in Kedah alone, 730.03 tonnes of flood waste had been collected across 19 locations in Alor Setar and 10 in Kubang Pasu, with the waste transported to the Jabi disposal centre.
She said the operation utilised 79 mini armrolls, 13 backhoe loaders, one water jetter, and an ultrawhack to ensure efficient waste removal.
