PETALING JAYA, Oct 31 — PJ City Watch, a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera surveillance initiative by the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ), has led to the detection of 77 illegal dumping cases involving 42 people, three companies and 32 vehicles.
Petaling Jaya Mayor Mohamad Zahri Samingon said the MBPJ has issued 324 compounds, nearly half of which have been settled. He added that the council has recorded 134 arrests involving 72 people, 48 companies and 14 vehicles, including one case in which a suspect fled a raid.
He said CCTVs were installed in 16 hotspots to better detect illegal dumping.
“PJ City Watch proved effective when the number of waste dumping locations dropped from 48 to 43.
“We have installed 15 CCTVs, and in a week after being identified, those illegally dumping waste will be compounded at their addresses,” he added.
Zahri was speaking at an event at the MBPJ headquarters here today.
He explained that other than detecting illegal dumping, PJ City Watch monitors sanitation workers at the 16 hotspots, which are:
PJS 1/21A
Jalan SS 2/45
Jalan Jenjarum
Jalan PJU 1/34
Jalan 1/10
PJU 1A/3B
Jalan 17/1
Jalan PJU 1A/18
Jalan PJS 6/3B
Jalan SS 7/2
Flat Impian Baiduri
Jalan 1/15
SS 3/29
PJS 5/26
SS 3/64
Jalan 17/13
He said the MBPJ has employed “waste forensics” by identifying addresses on illegally dumped parcels.
“These continuous enforcement measures prove the authorities’ commitment to ensure the cleanliness of the city,” Zahri said.
