By Norrasyidah Arshad
PETALING JAYA, April 6 — The use of the infrared headcount system or Crowd Control System (CCS) may be expanded to other Ramadan bazaars in the future if it is found to be effective in reducing visitor congestion.
Petaling Jaya mayor Mohamad Azhan Md Amir said the use of CCS at the Ramadan bazaar in SS 6/1, Kelana Jaya and Section 4, Kota Damansara was a trial and an initiative by the local council to control the number of crowds coming into the bazaars.
“This infrared system belongs to a company that offers its services with a monthly rental rate of almost RM20,000.
"If it is found to be really effective and if we have the allocations, the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) will use this system in other bazaars," he said after visiting the SS 6/1 Ramadan Bazaar here yesterday.
Mohamad Azhan added the system is equipped with a dashboard display at the bazaars’ entrance, with information on the number of crowds that is displayed on the screen.
He said when the dashboard shows green colour it means the number of visitors is under control, yellow indicates that visitors are at half-full capacity and red means full capacity.
“This method allows the council and other agencies such as the police, the Ministry of Health to monitor compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs).
"The number of visitors set at the SS 6/1 bazaar is 500 while in Section 4 Kota Damansara it is 200," he said.
Meanwhile, Mohamad Azhan advised the public not to bring children aged eight and below into the Ramadan bazaar, to avoid the risk of being infected with Covid-19.
