The Times of India 31.03.2017
Waste collection to begin before April 17
JAIPUR: The door-to-door garbage collection will start in 34 wards before April 17 in the city.
The awarded firm has submitted an action plan at Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC). As per the plan, the firm will start collection scheme in all three divisions.
The (JMC) had recently invited tenders for the door-to-door garbage collection after dividing the city into three divisions. In the first division, the agency has included Hawa Mahal (West), Amber and Vidhyadhar Nagar areas; the second division has Hawa Mahal (East), Moti Doongri and Sanganer areas. Similarly, the third division covers Civil Lines and Mansarovar.
"The firm has proposed to start collection scheme in seven wards of Civil Lines, seven wards of Mansarovar , 10 wards of Sanganear and 10 wards of Vidhyadhar Nagar zone. The company employees will work between 7 am to 12 pm initially," said a JMC official.
It is decided that (JMC) will not impose charges of door-to-door garbage collection on residents for first three months.
Taking experience from past, the corporation has decided to levy charges only after providing the facility. JMC has proposed to earn Rs 100 crore per year from garbage collection scheme. For this, JMC is also conducting a survey of properties on which these charges will be imposed.
According to a JMC official, "As per present data, there are 6.80 lakh properties which come under the bracket. The data has been updated and JMC would impose garbage charges on nearly eight lakh properties."
For door-to-door collection in municipal corporation, it is proposed that the awarded organization will levy Rs 20 for a plot size less or up to 50 square metre, Rs 80 will be charged for a plot size more than 50 square metre and up to 300 square metre. Owners who have plot size more than 300 square will have to shell out Rs 150.
For commercial shops, restaurants, sweet shops, charges will be Rs 2,509. Similarly, Rs 750 and Rs 500 will be levied on guest houses and hostels respectively.
The awarded firm has submitted an action plan at Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC). As per the plan, the firm will start collection scheme in all three divisions.
The (JMC) had recently invited tenders for the door-to-door garbage collection after dividing the city into three divisions. In the first division, the agency has included Hawa Mahal (West), Amber and Vidhyadhar Nagar areas; the second division has Hawa Mahal (East), Moti Doongri and Sanganer areas. Similarly, the third division covers Civil Lines and Mansarovar.
"The firm has proposed to start collection scheme in seven wards of Civil Lines, seven wards of Mansarovar , 10 wards of Sanganear and 10 wards of Vidhyadhar Nagar zone. The company employees will work between 7 am to 12 pm initially," said a JMC official.
It is decided that (JMC) will not impose charges of door-to-door garbage collection on residents for first three months.
Taking experience from past, the corporation has decided to levy charges only after providing the facility. JMC has proposed to earn Rs 100 crore per year from garbage collection scheme. For this, JMC is also conducting a survey of properties on which these charges will be imposed.
According to a JMC official, "As per present data, there are 6.80 lakh properties which come under the bracket. The data has been updated and JMC would impose garbage charges on nearly eight lakh properties."
For door-to-door collection in municipal corporation, it is proposed that the awarded organization will levy Rs 20 for a plot size less or up to 50 square metre, Rs 80 will be charged for a plot size more than 50 square metre and up to 300 square metre. Owners who have plot size more than 300 square will have to shell out Rs 150.
For commercial shops, restaurants, sweet shops, charges will be Rs 2,509. Similarly, Rs 750 and Rs 500 will be levied on guest houses and hostels respectively.
