AHMEDABAD
The standing Committee has approved 2 cos for waste management project besides proposal to hike rent and deposit of Kankaria Picnic House.
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has moved a step closer towards zero waste management. In the standing committee meet of AMC held on Friday, the proposal of appointing two companies for processing of waste was approved. These two companies will process a total of 2,000 metric tonne of waste.
Presently, the city generates 3,800 metric tonne of waste, out of which 750 metric tonne waste is processed and used as manure.
Two companies are already setting up infrastructure for processing 1,300 metric tonne of waste. Bhupendra Patel, chairman of standing committee said that with appointment of two more companies, more than 3,400 metric tonne of waste will be processed once they begin to function.
“We had received offers from many companies. They were commercially and technically evaluated by our consulting firm. Depending on the evaluation report, two firms have been selected.”
The entire project of processing waste for AMC spans across 29 years. “The companies will take two years to set up their infrastructure, after which they will operate for 27 years,” said the chairman. For this, the civic body will be allotting land to the agencies.
The committee has also approved to raise the deposit and rent of Kankaria picnic house. Elaborating about the new rates, Patel said, “For the hall in Picnic House, the new rates will be Rs10, 000 as rent and Rs20, 000 as deposit. For the party plot, it will be Rs20, 000 as rent and Rs25, 000 as deposit.” Earlier, the rates were Rs3, 000 each for rent and deposit.
For this, the opposition party protested in the premises of AMC and submitted a memorandum to Patel demanding to pull back the hiked rates.
The committee invited nominations from the corporators, out of which they received two nominations from members of the opposition party. However, the ruling party decided that the six members will continue to be members of the committee.
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