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MMC meets prospective consultant

Wednesday, 06 October 2010 11:44 administrator
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The Times of India          06.10.2010

MMC meets prospective consultant

MARGAO: The Margao Municipal Council (MMC) finally resumed the process of appointing a consultant to oversee the setting up of the garbage treatment plant at Sonsoddo.

A pre-bid meeting of interested parties who had responded to the civic body's request for proposal (RFP) for the consultancy was held on Monday.

However, though four parties had evinced interest in bidding for the consultancy, a representative of only one among them, Ahmedabad-based Urban management consultants (UMC), was present for the meeting chaired by MMC chief officer Prasanna Acharya. Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd, Aecom India Pvt Ltd, and Senes Consultants India Pvt Ltd, are the other three in the reckoning for the consultancy.

Interestingly, only UMC had submitted its queries over MMC's RFP until October 1, the last date set for the purpose, sources said. Acharya told TOI that the queries raised by UMC were deliberated in the meeting and relevant suggestions put forth by the firm were incorporated in the RFP. "Following the deliberations, the RFP was customized to suit the requirements of the MMC. The revised version of the RFP will be sent to all the four interested parties to enable them to participate in the bidding process with more clarity. We would like to ensure transparency in the entire process," Acharya said.

The last date for submission of the RFPs is October 11. Sources said that though the technical bids will be opened by the MMC on the same day, they will be placed before a high-powered committee headed by the CM for the final evaluation and eventual appointment of consultant.

 

Bangalore's garbage management to be outsourced

Wednesday, 06 October 2010 11:39 administrator
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The Times of India        06.10.2010

Bangalore's garbage management to be outsourced

 BANGALORE: After Mandur and Mavallipura, it is now the turn of villagers in the surroundings of Anekal to bear the stink of the city's garbage.

The villagers of Bingipura have filed a PIL against BBMP to prevent the garbage dumping yard coming into their vicinity. Bingipura is one of the villages near Anekal where BBMP has been given 20 acres of land by the government. On Tuesday, mayor S K Nataraj, BBMP commissioner Siddaiah and other senior officers and corporators visited Bingipura. The villagers made their voice heard before BBMP's delegation.

Speaking to TOI, Siddaiah said that the process to establish automated garbage segregation and processing unit is already on. "The villagers feared that we would dump garbage in the village. We have tried to convince them and dispel their apprehension. We have heard their grievances. Garbage will not just be dumped there, but it will be processed," said Siddaiah.

BBMP will shortly float tenders related to solid waste management. "There are plans to install two biogas plants to process garbage in KR Market. In the surroundings of Anekal, we want to start automated garbage segregation units. For these projects there would not be any out go from BBMP, except for the biogas plant. These project will not harm the surrounding areas as the modules that wer are planning for are environmental friendly and hassle free," the commissioner added.

A similar delegation had visited Thimmanaikanahalli and Bagganadoddi villages near Anekal last week and inspected land that can be used for the solid waste management project. Opposition was faced in these villages too. In 2003, the government had announced that BBMP will be giving 700 acres of land in the surroundings of the city. So far 350 acres are granted and the rest is yet to be given to the civic agency.


 

Govt considers new site for solid waste disposal project

Wednesday, 06 October 2010 11:23 administrator
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Indian  Express   06.10.2010

Govt considers new site for solid waste disposal project

Lalmani Verma Tags : Mohan Road, Construction and Design Services , C&DS Posted: Wed Oct 06 2010, 05:56 hrs

Lucknow:  Facing resistance to its plan to set up a solid waste management project at Dashehari village, which is the origin of the famous Dashehari mango, the state government has started looking for an alternative site. One of the sites being considered for the project is 35-acre land in Eintgaon area on Mohan Road.

The officials, however, said they have not yet decided to drop Dashehari site.

“The land on Mohan Road is an alternative site, but a final decision is yet to be taken. As of now, the project remains in Dashehari village,” said R K Gaur, technical adviser, Construction and Design Services (C&DS), UP Jal Nigam, which is the nodal agency for the project.

The project was proposed to come up on 88-acre land in Dashehari village on Hardoi Road. But it involved cutting of 2,036 trees and faced opposition. Besides, there were fears that the site will affect the orchards in the area which also include the oldest known mother-tree of Dashehari.

The Jal Nigam revised the layout of the project twice in July to save the trees, including the Dashehari mother tree. However, the revised plan is yet to get environmental clearance.

Sources said that in a recent meeting, the State Advisory Council had directed the district administration to look for an alternative site. The officials of Jal Nigam and Lucknow Municipal Corporation have already conducted a survey and suggested Eintgaon site as a possible alternative, but the land there is inadequate for the project. 

“Only 35-acre land is available on Mohan Road. If the project is shifted here, the landfill site will be smaller and it may be sufficient for only 10 to 15 years,” Gaur said. In the original plan, the landfill site was to be developed on 64-acre land and had a capacity of dumping waste for 25 years.

Around 1,300 tonne solid waste is generated daily in Lucknow. Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Rs 42.92 crore was sanctioned for this project in March 2007.

The state government has made a commitment to the Government of India to complete the project by March 2011. The project was awarded to Jyoti Enviro-Tech Private Limited for door-to-door collection of solid waste, its processing and disposal at landfill site.

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