The BMC this time has decided to levy three times the fine slapped on a contractor if the beach is not found cleaned
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has floated a tender to appoint a new contractor for ‘comprehensive management of cleanliness’ of Versova beach.
The BMC this time has decided to levy three times the fine slapped on a contractor if the beach is not found cleaned. “At present, the contractor is paid around Rs 4.5 lakh monthly for picking up garbage from Versova beach.
However, out of that the civic body deducts 20 per cent as fine. We have asked for more machinery and manpower from the new contractor, and additional charges will be paid for cleaning during festivals. The beach has to be cleaned for 365 days without any holiday,” said K-West ward officer Prashant Gaikwad.
The contractor will have to clean and maintain the 3-km Versova beach and the 1.5-km jetty round the clock for a period of seven years. According to BMC’s Solid Waste Management Deputy Chief Engineer Vikas Rajwadkar, “The present Trimurti Contractors JV has limit of collecting garbage up to 6 metric tonnes per day. But in reality, the Versova beach has 20 to 25 metric tonnes of garbage daily. Thus, the cleaning activity lacks. The new contractor will have to collect 20 to 25 metric tonnes garbage per day and the quantity will be more during monsoon and festivals”.
Activist Afroz Shah, who with his volunteers started a citizen movement to clean up the beach, said, “This is the best decision BMC has taken.”
TASK AT HAND
- The contractor will have to clean and maintain the 3-km Versova beach and the 1.5-km jetty for a period of seven years. The BMC this time has decided to levy three times the fine slapped on a contractor if the beach is not found cleaned. At present, the contractor is paid around Rs 4.5 lakh monthly.
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