The Times of India 22.02.2013
Garbage collection contract extended due to delay in implementation of new system
NASHIK: The contract of the garbage van services, due to expire on Thursday, has been extended as the e-tenders for the new contract have not yet been opened.
E-tenders were floated early this month and the process was expected to be completed by February 22.
The Nashik Municipal Corporation's (NMC's) standing committee had, on February 12, extended the contract of the present contractor till February 21. The contract for collecting garbage expired on August 22, 2012 and was extended by the standing committee by six months till February 21 as the civic body could not take any firm decision on the implementation of the garbage collection system in the city.
On August 23, 2012, all the corporators had demanded prabhag-wise garbage collection and municipal commissioner Sanjay Khandare had drafted a proposal for the same. The administration had tabled a proposal of Rs 11 crore to appoint garbage van contractors at the general body meeting held on December 14, 2012, but after heated discussions, the mayor had finally announced the implementation of the project at the divisional-level instead of giving the entire city's garbage collection to a single contractor.
The process of implementing the project began after nearly two months, reportedly because the civic administration had not received the copy of the resolution of the general body meeting (GBM). Early this month the e-tenders were floated and the new system of collecting garbage was to begin from February 22.
An official of the health department informed that the implementation of the project would take some more days as the e-tenders have not yet been opened. He said the tenders were likely to be opened in a week's time after which the new contractors could take charge of the new method of garbage collection. "Till then, the present contractor will continue to collect the garbage," he said.
E-tenders were floated early this month and the process was expected to be completed by February 22.
The Nashik Municipal Corporation's (NMC's) standing committee had, on February 12, extended the contract of the present contractor till February 21. The contract for collecting garbage expired on August 22, 2012 and was extended by the standing committee by six months till February 21 as the civic body could not take any firm decision on the implementation of the garbage collection system in the city.
On August 23, 2012, all the corporators had demanded prabhag-wise garbage collection and municipal commissioner Sanjay Khandare had drafted a proposal for the same. The administration had tabled a proposal of Rs 11 crore to appoint garbage van contractors at the general body meeting held on December 14, 2012, but after heated discussions, the mayor had finally announced the implementation of the project at the divisional-level instead of giving the entire city's garbage collection to a single contractor.
The process of implementing the project began after nearly two months, reportedly because the civic administration had not received the copy of the resolution of the general body meeting (GBM). Early this month the e-tenders were floated and the new system of collecting garbage was to begin from February 22.
An official of the health department informed that the implementation of the project would take some more days as the e-tenders have not yet been opened. He said the tenders were likely to be opened in a week's time after which the new contractors could take charge of the new method of garbage collection. "Till then, the present contractor will continue to collect the garbage," he said.
