Asked what differentiated the area from other hotspots, Mr Mulyadi noted that the location was at a shopping mall and near a transport node.
“We generally have been looking at some of our data, the feedback on cleanliness issues has been slightly high. We also see through our enforcement officers, their monitoring, their ground-sensing and we also noted that the information that we have … has been sustained for a period of time,” he added.
“And therefore we classified this as a cleanliness hotspot and we wanted to go in (with) a bit more effort, a bit more targeted approach to this particular location. Hopefully, after our intervention, it will be a much cleaner area.”
Mr Mulyadi said he hoped to see the situation improve in “a matter of months”.
Asked about the challenges of enforcement, especially in terms of manpower given the expected increase in enforcement blitzes, Mr Mulyadi said that with an enhanced surveillance network, including more CCTV deployments, officers will be deployed more efficiently.
“We also plan throughout the year how we will be able to address and look at the resources we have (on) hand and to conduct (operations more efficiently).”
