THE New Amsterdam Municipality has purchased a machine and will commence fogging exercise within the township, Environmental Health Officer, Ackloo Ramsudh said.
However, there are persons who continue to have overgrown bushes in their yard and an accumulation of solid waste in their surroundings which serve as potential breeding ground for mosquitoes.

“Although this is a tropical country, we want to ensure that we can control the new arising vectors and mosquitoes,” the environmental officer said.
He said inspection of premises will continue, especially those owners who disregard notices sent out by the municipality.

Apart from solid waste, the town’s biggest problem is overgrowth on buildings and in yards, and although notices were served on defaulters, many have largely ignored them.
Meanwhile, the Anglican Church at Stanleytown, which was closed for the past 12 years, is one of the buildings infested with vegetation.
“The church will have no exception. Notices were sent to them. But to date, they have not complied and so we will be targeting them aggressively,” Ramsudh said.

Defaulters are fined $3000 per month for non-compliance of the notice issued to them by the Town Council.
Citizens are also urged to have disposal bins so as to avoid indiscriminate dumping of refuse around the township.