Councilor Criticizes Perfunctory Rodent Control; Taipei Parks Office: Strengthening Inspections
A Taipei City Councilor criticized the method of filling rat holes with loose soil and dead leaves as perfunctory. The Parks and Street Lights Office announced strengthened inspection frequencies, emphasizing environmental cleanup and prohibiting feeding wild animals. Over 2,000 rat holes have been filled since February.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Yu-Ting, Liu Chien-Pang, Taipei 12th) Taipei City Government's rodent control efforts have drawn attention. A city councilor found that rat holes in tree pits were filled with loose soil and dead leaves, criticizing it as perfunctory. The City's Parks and Street Lights Office stated that it has strengthened inspection frequencies and will promptly deal with any damage found.
Taipei City Councilor Chen Yi-Chun of the Democratic Progressive Party issued a press release today stating that while the Taipei City Government recently launched a city-wide rat eradication campaign, it overlooked many rat holes in tree pits, and even suspected bird carcasses that may have ingested rat poison appeared, making such alarming scenes a daily occurrence in Taipei City.
Chen Yi-Chun said that after reflecting the issue to the city government, she revisited the site and found that although dozens of rat holes had been filled, it was done using loose soil and dead leaves, which was merely a superficial and perfunctory attempt, only exhausting grassroots personnel and doing nothing to help with rodent control.
Chen Yi-Chun called on the city government not to address symptoms rather than the root cause, to face the increasingly severe rodent problem, and to simultaneously launch high-intensity rat eradication plans in both public and private areas, comprehensively implementing environmental sanitation and disinfection, and providing commendations and subsidies to the hardworking grassroots personnel who have been working tirelessly for public health.
The Taipei City Public Works Department's Parks and Street Lights Engineering Management Office stated that it continues to strengthen rodent control efforts. In addition to filling rat holes and setting traps, it focuses on fundamental issues such as environmental cleanliness and prohibiting feeding wild animals. Filled tree holes will be continuously observed, and any damage found will be promptly dealt with. At the same time, a comprehensive review will be conducted for other areas needing improvement.
The Parks and Street Lights Office stated that all maintenance units are currently strengthening inspection frequencies. From February 5 to May 8, a cumulative total of over 28,000 personnel have been mobilized, over 2,000 rat holes have been filled, and 430 traps have been placed. It will continue to maintain horizontal communication with the Environmental Protection Bureau and the Department of Health to comprehensively prevent rodent breeding by strengthening surrounding environmental tidiness and cleaning operations. (Editor: Chen Ching-Fang) 1150512
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Yu-Ting, Liu Chien-Pang, Taipei 12th) Taipei City Government's rodent control efforts have drawn attention. A city councilor found that rat holes in tree pits were filled with loose soil and dead leaves, criticizing it as perfunctory. The City's Parks and Street Lights Office stated that it has strengthened inspection frequencies and will promptly deal with any damage found.
Taipei City Councilor Chen Yi-Chun of the Democratic Progressive Party issued a press release today stating that while the Taipei City Government recently launched a city-wide rat eradication campaign, it overlooked many rat holes in tree pits, and even suspected bird carcasses that may have ingested rat poison appeared, making such alarming scenes a daily occurrence in Taipei City.
Chen Yi-Chun said that after reflecting the issue to the city government, she revisited the site and found that although dozens of rat holes had been filled, it was done using loose soil and dead leaves, which was merely a superficial and perfunctory attempt, only exhausting grassroots personnel and doing nothing to help with rodent control.
Chen Yi-Chun called on the city government not to address symptoms rather than the root cause, to face the increasingly severe rodent problem, and to simultaneously launch high-intensity rat eradication plans in both public and private areas, comprehensively implementing environmental sanitation and disinfection, and providing commendations and subsidies to the hardworking grassroots personnel who have been working tirelessly for public health.
The Taipei City Public Works Department's Parks and Street Lights Engineering Management Office stated that it continues to strengthen rodent control efforts. In addition to filling rat holes and setting traps, it focuses on fundamental issues such as environmental cleanliness and prohibiting feeding wild animals. Filled tree holes will be continuously observed, and any damage found will be promptly dealt with. At the same time, a comprehensive review will be conducted for other areas needing improvement.
The Parks and Street Lights Office stated that all maintenance units are currently strengthening inspection frequencies. From February 5 to May 8, a cumulative total of over 28,000 personnel have been mobilized, over 2,000 rat holes have been filled, and 430 traps have been placed. It will continue to maintain horizontal communication with the Environmental Protection Bureau and the Department of Health to comprehensively prevent rodent breeding by strengthening surrounding environmental tidiness and cleaning operations. (Editor: Chen Ching-Fang) 1150512
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