Nov 2026 deadline for firm to clear Bhagtanwala site

Work on the long-pending bio-remediation work at the Bhagtanwala dump site is all set to take off again with the Local Bodies Department awarding the contract to a Noida-based firm, Eco Stan Infra Private Limited.

The company has been asked to clear the legacy waste from the dump site by November 2026.

Gurpreet Singh Aulakh, Municipal Commissioner, said the company has already started the process by setting up the machinery for bio-remediation of waste from Bhagtanwala dump. It is expected to start the process in the next two weeks. Separate tenders would be floated for waste collection, transportation, processing and disposal, he added.

It is pertinent to mention here that a case regarding the dump site was already underway at the National Green Tribunal (NGT) after a major fire was reported in May 2024. Initially, the MC authorities had committed to clear the legacy waste by May 2026 but after the company involved in the operations backed off, a new tender was floated.

The NGT has directed the MC authorities to submit a fresh affidavit confirming adherence to the new timeline while the next date of hearing has been scheduled for November 4 this year.

The tender for bio-remediation of legacy waste, at an estimated cost of Rs 46.34 crore, received bids from four companies — BVG, Eco Stan Infra, Green Tech Environ and Akansha Enterprises. Eco Stan Infra emerged as the lowest bidder, quoting Rs 36.54 crore, nearly 21 per cent below the projected cost. The work has now been awarded to the company with a revised deadline of November 2026.

The company would dispose of around 11 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste from the Bhagtanwala dump site by bio-remediation process. Within a month, it would submit its plan to dispose of the garbage to the Municipal Corporation which would take daily or monthly reports of the bio-remediation process from the firm. It would also have to adhere to the solid waste management and NGT guidelines.