Eradicate Mosquito Breeding Ground

Last month, there was a fatality in my housing area due to dengue fever. Investigation by Ministry of Health showed that some houses which has rain harvester was not properly maintain. As a result, it became the breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes.

The rain harvester was constructed by the developer, Mah Sing and approved by MBIP (Majlis Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri). Some houses did not use the rain harvester at all. Some houses had the rain harvester leaking at the pipes or exposed overflow holes. And of course, some owners including me already dismantled the rain harvester system. I used the 150L tank to rear fish and put the tank on the ground!

But, it is not important who's fault it is. Urgent operation with the corporation of the housing development population was done on 7 September 2019 to eradicate mosquito breeding ground focusing on the rain harvesting system. First, we gathered at the club house:

Since there were so many volunteers, we were divided into two groups to check houses which has rain harvester.

Houses which do not have any occupant were making us worried. We entered the houses cautiously with the assistance from MBIP's staffs.

All home owners gave full cooperation.

Some of the home owners were educated and assisted to improve the maintenance of the rain harvester. Most mosquitos can easily enter into the tank via the incoming pipe or the overflow pipe.

Using cheap method, the overflow pipe was sealed with a sock and tighten with lock tight!

By lunch time, it was all over.
Well done to all the neighbors, the staffs of Health Ministry from Kulai and Majlis Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri (MBIP).