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FEATURE NEWS
Gurugram civic body cancels permit of
private firm dealing with C&D waste
comprehensive tender or proposal will be drafted
Gurugram generates 1,000 metric tonnes of C&D for management of C&D waste in the city, said of-
waste daily, which is indiscriminately dumped ficials.
across the city Gurugram generates 1,000 metric tonnes of C&D
waste daily, which is indiscriminately dumped across
the city. The problem has become acute since 2022,
unicipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) when a waste collection agency was removed by
has cancelled the contract of a private com- MCG. The resulting lacuna exacerbated the prob-
Mpany that was responsible for handling and lem, leaving residents and local authorities grap-
safe disposal of construction and demolition waste pling with the environmental and health impacts of
in the city, officials said. They added that a fresh tonnes of waste. Then, the cancellation of the tender
state-wide tender will now be floated by the end of and the subsequent delay in finding a new agency
this month. MCG officials aware of the matter said it ensured that the city continued to suffer from poor
had begun the process for a fresh tender after the waste management.
urban local bodies (ULB) department sought a clari-
fication regarding the participation of a company Senior civic officials said that the decision to issue
which is under investigation allegedly transporting a state-wide tender aims to streamline the process
waste on scooters and buses. and ensure a more comprehensive approach to
waste management. However, it also means that
The corporation had recently sent a proposal for residents of Gurugram will have to wait longer for a
enforcement, door-to-door collection and process- solution to the ongoing C&D waste crisis.
ing of construction waste to ULB department for
approval. A meeting of the senior ULB officials was The officials said they have decided to cancel the
convened last month, where it was discussed that a recently concluded tender for the collection, trans-
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