MELAKA: The Melaka Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) will be zeroing in 12 residential areas in its post-flood cleaning operation in the state.

       Melaka SWCorp director Khairuladha Mutalib said 86 personnel have been mobilised with 17 vehicles and five industrial cleaning machines to clean up roads, drains, houses and collection of solid waste.

       "As reported, Melaka is experiencing the second wave of flood and cleaning works began on Jan 3 in several areas in Alor Gajah and Melaka Tengah.

       "They included flood prone-areas such as Taman Merdeka Jaya and Taman Datuk Thamby Chik Karim and on Wednesday (Jan 5), we also cleaned up Taman Sri Bayu 2, Kampung Gadek, Taman Belimbing Indah and Kampung Telok Berembang,” he told reporters here today.

       Khairuladha said from two days of operation, the corporation had collected about 6.9 tonnes of solid waste and the amount is expected to increase when more people return to their homes from relief centres.

       He said in the first wave of floods in Melaka two weeks ago, SWCorp collected 69.84 tonnes of waste comprising household items and furniture. - Bernama