IN efforts to continuously improve community cleanliness, maintain public spaces, and enhance residents’ quality of life, Paya Terubong assemblyman Wong Hon Wai’s service centre recently collaborated with the Bandar Baru Ayer Itam Management to carry out a comprehensive clean-up operation involving 36 abandoned motorcycles around the Block 2C and 2D Flats, Medan Angsana, Bandar Baru Air Itam.
He said the operation successfully removed 36 motorcycles that had been abandoned for a prolonged period, demonstrating a commitment towards improving the local environment and creating a cleaner, more orderly, and liveable community.
“Through this clean-up exercise, we aim to reclaim valuable public spaces that have long been occupied by abandoned motorcycles, allowing these limited community spaces to be utilised more effectively while restoring proper order and cleanliness to the surroundings.
“Many of these abandoned motorcycles were old, damaged and left in a state of disrepair. Their rusted bodies, exposed components and scattered parts not only affected the overall appearance of the neighbourhood but also posed potential safety risks to passers-by, especially senior citizens and children,” he said.
Wong added that abandoned vehicles exposed to prolonged rain and sunlight could also accumulate stagnant water in damaged areas, sponges, and crevices, creating potential breeding grounds for mosquitoes and increasing the risk of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue.
“Therefore, the timely removal of these abandoned motorcycles is not merely an effort to beautify the community environment, but also an important measure to safeguard public health and residents’ safety. It is an initiative that brings multiple benefits to the community,” he said.
Wong stressed that a quality, liveable community environment cannot be achieved overnight but requires continuous effort and collective responsibility from the government, community management bodies, and residents.
“Only through active participation and cooperation from all parties can we ensure sustainable community development and create a better living environment for everyone,” he said.
Wong also urged members of the public to cherish and care for public spaces and to refrain from abandoning unwanted vehicles indiscriminately.
“Everyone has a role to play in maintaining a clean and orderly community. By contributing our individual efforts, we can ensure that our neighbourhoods remain well-managed, vibrant and conducive for residents to live comfortably and safely,” he said.
Wong Hon Wai also urged residents that owners of unused or end-of-life vehicles should take the initiative to complete the necessary deregistration procedures and dispose of their vehicles responsibly, to reduce the burden faced by the flat management committees and local councils in towing, managing and handling abandoned vehicles.
Pix courtesy of YB Wong Hon Wai’s service centre
