JAIPUR: The Jaipur
Municipal Corporation (JMC) is once again all set to award work to
private firms to maintain the sanitation of the city. After the failure
of A2Z Company, which was given the responsibility for door-to-door garbage collection, JMC has now completed the planning of another model for integrated waste management system.

“A proposal to invite tenders for appointing sanitation contractors in
the city for different wards will be sent to the state government soon,”
said a JMC official. As per the new plan, garbage collection and
sanitation work would be outsourced to 10 companies in seven zones. “The
scope for small sanitation contractors will also be created in the new
tender process as they work sincerely after the security money is
deposited,” a member of the sanitation committee said.

The
committee believes that the new model will ensure proper sanitation as
this kind of arrangement is running successfully in cities like
Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara. An official explaining the concept said
the city will be divided into seven zones for garbage collection. Each
zone will have a dedicated garbage collector. In case one company is
unable to meet the expectations, the other company will come into
action.

Similarly, to avoid any mismanagement, a separate
company will be appointed for transportation of garbage while separate
tenders will be invited for setting up of plants for processing the
waste.

To ensure that all tourist spots of the city remain
clean, the government is also planning to appoint a different contractor
who will exclusively look after these places. “The corporation has
reached a consensus on it and consultant P U Asanani has been appointed
to work out
the details. Once the formalities are completed, a formal request will
be sent to the state government for approval,” said a senior official.