NMC finalises two agencies for door-to-door garbage collection

Staff Reporter : For door-to-door garbage collection, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has finalised two agencies namely M/s Antony and M/s BVG for door to door garbage collection. These two are well-known groups in solid waste management in urban areas in the country and from three they made the mark. Disclosing this Dr Sunil Kamble, Deputy Director, Health, NMC, said three agencies were shortlisted and from them the two finally made the mark.

Dr Kamble said the final work orders as to division of two packages for garbage collection and its transportation to Bhandewadi Dumping Yard will be decided in the next few days. NMC had divided door to door garbage collection in two packages, one for Zones 1 to 5 and second for Zones 6 to 10. The division was done to ensure that one single agency is not overburdened and ensures quality service to residents. The technical bids were processed on Monday and officials of Health Department saw the presentation made by the seven agencies namely Antony, A to Z, BVG, Kanak, Unbesher, CDC and Swayambhu about their strategies for door to door garbage.

The contract of Kanak Resources Management Limited (KRML), it was entrusted task of garbage collection, had come to end but it was given extension till finalisation of new contractors by the civic body. Kanak was among the seven enterprises that submitted their bids for garbage collection in response to tender floated by NMC. However, Kanak was disqualified in primary stage as it did not meet the technical capabilities listed in the tender document. It is expected that NMC will award garbage collection contract for 10-years and estimates the cost of the project in range of Rs 800 crore and Rs 1,000 crore. Kanak was given the rate of Rs 1,400/- per tonne and in the new contract the rate of Rs 2,100/tonne is estimated in view of escalation in operating costs.