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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an has ordered a citywide cleanup to address a surge in the rat population. The initiative focuses on installing physical barriers including wire mesh on gutters and concrete seals on pathways. Food vendors are also now required to install grease interceptors and improve waste management. Citizens have also created a "ratdar" website to track rodent sightings.
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00:00Taipei Mayor Jiang Wan-an says he has ordered officials to launch a city-wide clean-up as rat populations
00:06surge.
00:22The barriers will include wire mesh on gutters and silicon and concrete seals over potential rat pathways.
00:30The city is also introducing rodent control specialists for public consolation.
00:34But Environment Minister Peng Qiming says questions about pest control should go to professionals, not public servants.
00:42Peng also says birth control drugs for rats have not yet been approved.
00:46Meanwhile, the public has set up a website called RatDar for people to report where they have seen rats and
00:52poison.
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