PUTATAN DISTRICT COUNCIL DID IT AGAIN

THE PEOPLE living in the Petagas and Putatan area are furious over the bad performance of the Putatan District Council. They said the council did not do what they should do for the people. The whole area looks like a ground where nobody attending to.

Sabah DAP Ketua Wanita Puan Noriah Onong after received complaint was on site to carry out an inspection with the Vice Chairman cum Local Government and Housing Bureau Chief Edward Ewol Mujie and Robert Rajah. They were shocked to see the poor conditions of the infrastructure and the cleanliness in the housing area in Taman Bersatu, Taman Pasir Puteh, and Taman Jambo.

The Taman Bersatu is very prompt to flood due to its drain not being cleaned, broken up, and blocked. The vegetation are overgrown and seem a long time without cleaning up.

Many drains here are clogged and mosquitoes are breeding fast. A lady said that she has to clear the blocked drain regularly, because she can't bear the bad smell and worry the dirty water will flow into her house. She said she had complained to the YBs here but there were no action until now.

There are rubbish everyway and the sweepers and maintenance crews were no way to be seen. The broken walkway slabs infront of the Taman Bersatu shops here were not replaced for a long time.

The people said where the assessment money they paid to the council is. They expected the council to do their work as expected. If they cannot do their work, they better let someone handle the job.

Puan Noriah commented that it is a shame that the Putatan Council did not execute their job accordingly and professionally. There must be something seriously wrong in its management and the state government is also equally liable for the same.

How can the Ministry of Local Government and Housing did not act in spite of numerous complaints? Are the people in Putatan not important?

The state government must do the job that they are entrusted with. We don't want a government that constantly fails the people.