Indian Express 23.04.2010
Govt signs pact for waste management in six cities
Lalmani Verma Tags : waste management, lucknow Posted: Friday , Apr 23, 2010 at 0221 hrs
Lucknow: The state government has signed agreements for six cities in Uttar Pradesh where a single firm will handle the entire solid waste management of a city — from collection to the formation of bio-fertiliser and disposal at the landfill sites.The selected firms will have to begin installation of the processing plant in April. Collection and disposal of the waste will begin within eight months.
Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban renewal Mission, the project covers nine cities — Varanasi, Meerut, Mathura, Aligarh, Allahabad, Jhansi, Gorakhpur, Moradabad and Lucknow.
Agreements have been signed between the urban local bodies, the selected firms and the Construction and Design Services (C&DS) of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam for this purpose.
While C&DS is the nodal agency in the project, Delhi-based agency Deloitte is the consultant.
A2Z Maintenance has been selected to execute the project in Moradabad, Aligarh, Meerut and Varanasi, and M/s Jyoti Build Tech in Lucknow. While Subhash Projects and Marketing have been chosen for Mathura and Allahabad, APR Projects will carry out the project in Gorakhpur and Jhansi.
“Agreements have been signed for Varanasi, Meerut, Mathura, Aligarh, Allahabad and Jhansi,” said P K Bhukesh, Director of C&DS. In the other three cities — Lucknow, Gorakhpur and Moradabad — agreements are expected to be signed by the end of this month, he added. While in Allahabad, Aligarh and Jhansi, the firms have started installation process from April 12, in the other three cities, it will begin from April 26.
The state government has also decided to introduce solid waste management system in nine new small and medium towns — Loni, Mirjapur, Jaunpur, Fatehpur, Balia, Barabanki, Sambhal, Basti and Badaun.
The Jal Nigam has received 42 bids for the towns and their evaluation is underway. “In these towns, while the local body will collect and transport the solid waste, the selected firm will dispose of the waste,” said an official. Meanwhile, the management of municipal solid waste in Kanpur and Agra will soon be handed over to single firms.
