Cleaning Fee Add-On to Building Permit

According to the Minister of Local Government , Hervé Aimée , local authorities are conducting cleaning to prevent the spread of dengue mosquitoes. Sometimes , he said , the owners are abroad and they are found. " It is in such cases that the local communities involved to clean wasteland and abandoned. When one day, the owner of the land agreed to a development project in the field, he must make call to local authorities for the necessary authorization. It is at this precise moment that the land owner will be required to repay the cost of cleaning the ground, " said Hervé Aimée . Message is passed with regard to the need for land clearing brush to prevent the spread of mosquitoes.

The Deputy Lord Mayor , Kishan Servansingh , agree. To date, he said, the Municipality of Port -Louis has already cleaned a hundred free lots. And specify that warnings were served several townspeople for cleaning the street. "I can say with certainty that in 75 % of urban dwellers have complied with the directives of the Municipality of Port- Louis," said the deputy mayor . A second ' notice is served on the owner of a wasteland if not always cleans his land. If it still refuses to comply, the Municipality of Port -Louis and submit the case to the Supreme Court . He also said that at first, it is the land located next to homes, schools and frequently visited by the public that have been cleaned in priority areas.