The LTA, its MRT contractor, and Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council have denied that the rat problem in Cashew Heights is the result of MRT tunnelling works and an increase in rodent population in the nearby HDB estate.
The Management Council of Cashew Heights had in its minutes of meeting alluded to both the LTA and the Bukit Panjang HDB estate being the culprits.
The Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council, in response to queries, said its HDB blocks are rat-free.
"We do not have a problem with rats. In fact, we have a "rat attack" programme in place from September 2011 till August 2013 which the Town Council had collaborated with NEA to identify and eradicate any rats within the HDB estate.
You may ask your Management Council to inform us if they had spotted any rats in our HDB estates and we will get our Pest Control to address the problem."
Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council
The LTA and its contractor for Cashew Station also stated that the rats in Cashew Heights could not have come from their MRT work site.
"Tunnelling for the Downtown Line at Cashew Station is now 22 metres underground. That's too deep for rats. If rats had come from the MRT tunnel, Cashew Heights would have felt the effects one and a half to two years ago.
All construction sites follow strict NEA guidelines. Environment officers check regularly for water ponding and pests.
The Cashew Station site has a canteen where workers eat. They are not allowed to eat anywhere else on site and all food scraps and rubbish must be disposed of properly.
We will call the NEA and get them to check. But we are sure they won't find anything."
LTA and contractor for Cashew MRT Station
So what does the NEA have to say about this?
Watch for its response in the next post.
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