Deccan Chronicle 25.08.2009
BPS earns Rs 484.56cr for AP
Hyderabad
Aug. 24: The state government has earned Rs 484.56 crore through the Building Penalisation Scheme.
Ruling out transfer of the money to general funds of the local bodies, the municipal administration minister, Mr Anam Ramnarayan Reddy, said the funds acquired through the BPS will be used for improvement of amenities and development work.
He said the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation had entered into an agreement with Ramkey Enviro Engineers Limited for lifting garbage in Hyderabad city and transporting it to dumping yards.
As per the agreement, the company has to undertake primary collection, secondary collection, transportation up to transfer stations, upgrading operation and maintenance of transfer stations, transportation from transfer stations to designated integrated waste management facilities in line with the rules and reclamation and reuse of existing dump sites for the solid waste management project.
The GHMC will pay the tipping fee at the rate of Rs 1,431 per tonne for undertaking these activities.
