New bins for Rifle Range Flats

Saturday August 21, 2010
New bins for flats
By FONG KEE SOON

RESIDENTS at the Rifle Range Flats in Air Itam, Penang, can now look forward to a cleaner living environment.

State Town and Country Planning, Housing and Arts committee chairman Wong Hon Wai handed over 36 new rubbish bins, costing RM65,000, to the residents recently.

Also present was Jason Ong, state assemblyman for Kebun Bunga.

Loh Eng Khim, 48, who lives there, represented the residents in accepting the bins.

Each block received four green-coloured rubbish bins.

The residents were given the bins as previous ones had either been stolen or were in bad condition.

“The new bins come with metal doors and padlocks to prevent theft and drug addicts and scavengers from digging out the rubbish,” Wong said.

The garbage disposal management and the residents committee will hold the keys.

Wong also urged the residents to refrain from throwing cigarette butts or burning paper into the rubbish chute, as the garbage might catch fire.

“Such inconsiderate acts are not only dangerous but also destructive as bins have been destroyed by fires in the past,” he said.

Wong said the bins were given as part of the state government’s effort to upgrade 14 low-cost housing schemes on the island.

He said RM10mil had been allocated to improve the amenities, such as sewage and electricity.

檳政府撥千萬提升基設
打槍埔組屋增垃圾桶

（檳城13日訊）亞依淡區州議員黃漢偉昨早移交36個新垃圾桶給打槍埔組屋居民，提升當地衛生基本設施。

黃漢偉也在記者會透露，為打槍埔組屋的9棟樓設立36道垃圾門及垃圾通道，每棟樓各有4個垃圾桶及4道垃圾門。

他說，此計劃是檳州政府?款1000萬令吉，提升組屋基本設施的其中一項。

爭取更換升降機

他指出，除了要處理當地垃圾問題，打槍埔組屋的排污管、自來水管及電房也需進行維修，招標工程將在近期進行。

他說，州政府的48項提升工程計劃，涵蓋的組屋包括打槍埔、敦沙頓、甘榜馬來由、壟尾、大英義學園、峇都蘭樟、宏願組屋、北海麥曼珍1區、麥曼珍青屋、麥曼珍舊組屋、安邦惹惹及爪夷等。

他說，昨早前來巡視打槍埔組屋，旨在確保提升工作妥善進行，因垃圾處理得妥有助提升當地的衛生情況。他不希望再發生類似較早前有民眾將煙蒂丟下垃圾桶，導致垃圾著火的情形。

他呼籲當地管理員時時提高警惕，以及居民必須要珍惜公物。

植物園區州議員王康立說，此次打槍埔組屋除了增加新的垃圾桶外，還設立垃圾門，減少拾荒者將垃圾場弄髒的問題及防止臭味。

他說，接下來還會進行一連串的提升工作。另外，他還極力爭取更換打槍埔組屋的升降機及進行油漆工作，因很多部升降機的款式已殘舊，找不到相關的零件更換。一部新的升降機大概需要10多萬令吉。

出席者有代表升旗山國會議員劉鎮東的市議員黃初福。