“We have revised the last date
of opening of tenders for the private firms. The bids will now be
opening on May 30,” said an official. Proper waste-management in IMT
Manesar has always been a challenge for the authorities, with the
industries here generating millions of gallons of effluent waste every
day that often choked up the sewer lines.

According to the
proposal, the new plant is to have a carrying capacity of 25 million
gallons a day (MGD), exceeding the volume of sewage treated at the
existing plant by about 10 MGD.

The HSIIDC
has earmarked about Rs 66 crore for the project, which will include
upgrade work on the existing treatment plant by doubling its capacity.
“The private firm will be given authority to plan, design and construct
the new treatment plant. And once the work is done, the firm will be
given the responsibility to operate and maintain the new plan for about
120 months, before we take it over,” the official said.