CHANDIGARH: Municipal corporation is all set to discuss the agenda of a new garbage-dumping site for the city in its monthly house meeting scheduled for Wednesday. The matter was discussed in last month's meeting also and councillors had sought some clarifications, leading the decision in that regard to be deferred.

The civic body had selected the new garbage dumping site near the existing garbage processing plant to address the future problems. During the last meeting, the councillors had raised questions about the long-term benefits of the new site, its viability and the permission required to be sought from UT administration.

Sources in MC said officials had prepared a reply in which they had said the new site would last for 20-25 years, for which UT administration had identified 100 acre near Patiala Ki Rao Choe. The authorities have also planned a plantation drive and road of six-metre each around the site. The existing site near Dadumajra would fill in the near future, due to which MC had sought land from UT for a new one. tnn