Chandigarh MC to take call on waste plant tech today

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 14

The local Municipal Corporation will decide on the technology for its waste-processing plant in Sector 25 during a special House meeting today. The issue has been hanging fire for a long time.

After visiting a few processing plants in the neighbouring towns, the corporation now wants to finalise the technology for the plant.

The plant has been processing a minimal amount of waste at present. More than a year after the MC took over the plant from Jaypee Group, it is yet to decide on the technology to for running the plant. Once a technology is decided, tenders will be floated and the eligible firm will install the latest machinery and will be responsible for running the plant.

Chandigarh Tribune recently ran a campaign highlighting the waste-managment system of the MC which is in a shambles. The UT Adviser, Dharam Pal, who recenlty visited the plant, had said he learnt that a new technology had been finalised but the matter was pending with the MC House. He directed the Commissioner to decide on the issue within three months or the Administration would intervene.