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A total of 90 rate-payers from neighbourhoods in Luyang and Telipok, as well as an Inanam village, have been officially instructed to tidy up their property as the items strewn about their yards, and in the common area nearby, could potentially become a habitat for Aedes mosquitoes.
City Hall is going after those who pile up rubbish inside their yards, or outside their fences, as these discarded objects have the potential to become a breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes
Research implies it’s how people smell that makes mosquitoes bite certain people over others.
A RATE-PAYER in the Kepayan Low Cost Housing area has been chided for failing to adequately tidy up his yard where he has piled up various recyclable items. A spokeswoman for City Hall’s Environmental Health Department said the homeowner was reminded to clean up his compound earlier this month and warned that he could be penalised if he continued to disregard this request
Kota Kinabalu rate-payers could find themselves RM1,000 poorer if they allow their premises to become a public nuisance or potential breeding ground for harmful pests, especially Aedes mosquitoes