PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has opened some 45 investigation papers to prosecute developers whose construction sites were found to be breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes.
Its director-general Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said this came following its “Ops Gempur Tapak Binaan” operation to inspect some 46 sites between Feb 10 and 14.
He said from the total inspected, 45 sites (97.8 per cent) were found to be positive for dengue-causing Aedes mosquitoes.
Some 39 stop-work orders were issued for developers who committed the offence to conduct clean-up in the sites.
“We instructed them to mount immediate prevention and cleaning efforts within a duration that did not exceed seven days,” he said in a statement today.