MBPJ Health Check

Congratulations are in order for the residents of Tiara Damansara Condominium. On February 6th 2007, 12 members from the Health Department entered the premises of Tiara to perform a 100% check for mosquito breeding grounds.

A resident in Tiara was down with dengue and hospitalized, hence the check by a health officer, an environmental officer and 10 anti-malaria inspectors and staff. Entering after 9am, the check took a couple of hours, as personnel combed every square inch of Tiara's 12 acre site, searching for possible dengue mosquito breeding grounds.They found nothing.
However, the serviceman cleaning the swimming pool had left the door of the pumphouse next to the ladies' toilet open. A couple of inspectors went ten feet underground to check for possible breeding sites, and, unfortunately, larvae were found.

A compound of RM300 was issued to Tiara under the Destruction of Disease-bearing Insects Act, 1975. Building Manager Paul Baktha appealed for a lesser fine since no one could possibly have foreseen the existence of larvae ten feet in the underground pump room. He was successful in getting the fine reduced to RM100. A chemical, Abide, a powdered stuff, was then released into the water to destroy all larvae.