Mumbai: BMC Allots Contract For Waste Assortment & Sanitation Companies In Slums Beginning January 2024 | Salman Ansari FPJ
The BMC has determined to award a contract for finishing up cleansing work in slum areas. The contractor will probably be accountable for door-to-door waste assortment, cleansing public bogs, and sustaining drains within the space. Following the completion of the tendering course of, the work is anticipated to start in January 2024.
‘Swacch Mumbai Prabhodhan Abhiyan’
At present, door-to-door waste assortment is undertaken by staff of an NGO below the ‘Swacch Mumbai Prabhodhan Abhiyan.’ Nevertheless, this initiative has not successfully maintained cleanliness within the slums. Consequently, the BMC plans to nominate a single contractor to deal with all cleansing actions within the slum space. The appointed contractor will probably be held accountable for any negligence of their work and might want to guarantee extra manpower for door-to-door rubbish assortment within the slums, in keeping with a civic official.
Contractors to be appointed subsequent month
Sudhakar Shinde, extra municipal commissioner, said, “The contractors will probably be appointed subsequent month, and the transformation within the slum areas may be noticed in simply two months.” The nullahs (drains) face blockages throughout each monsoon as a result of dumping of rubbish and different floating supplies. In an effort to forestall such dumping, the BMC had earlier determined to cowl the nullahs with nets and monitor them by way of CCTV put in in close by areas. Nevertheless, the issue persists, prompting the BMC to contemplate extra stringent measures, together with imposing penalties.
