A total of 196 Kuala Terengganu City Council (MBKT) cleaners received a bonus of RM300 each for keeping the city clean during the recent Aidilfitri celebration.
State Local Government, Housing, Health and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Dr Alias Razak said the bonus was given because MBKT achieved the target of ‘zero complaints’ over littering during the celebration.
“I wen to see the (MBKT) mayor (Rosli Latif) several times and asked him to ensure what happened during Hari Raya last year does not happen again.
“As such, MBKT came up with several strategies. Among them was setting up a team comprising the entire workforce of MBKT and machinery from the Kuala Terengganu and Kuala Nerus district offices,” he told reporters after attending the Aidilfitri celebration with MBK janitors here last night.
“Alhamdulillah, we achieved the target, one of which is to have zero complaints about littering in the city, and in appreciation of their (cleaners) hard work in keeping the city clean, we give the bonus in the hope that they will continue to be motivated and continue to excel,” he said.
According to Alias, the contractors appointed to manage garbage in three zones in the state, including Kuala Terengganu, had their contracts terminated due to incompetence in carrying out their duties, following which the task was carried out by the local authorities themselves.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency