Lifting of garbage going on smoothly, all officials in field: Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu
Says A2Z Company was introduced by Akali-BJP Govt and had miserably failed to achieve its target of clean Ludhiana
cityairnews
Feb 9, 2021 10:36
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Ludhiana: Ludhiana Mayor Mr Balkar Singh Sandhu today assured the residents that all is well in terms of lifting of garbage and management of solid waste in all areas falling under the jurisdiction of Municipal Corporation Ludhiana. He said that ever since the contract of A2Z company, which was earlier involved in the solid waste management of Ludhiana, was terminated, all senior MC officials have been in the field and looking after the solid waste management so that people do not suffer.
Accompanied by MC Commissioner Mr Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal and other senior officials, Mayor Mr Balkar Singh Sandhu today took a round of several areas of the city and supervised the ongoing lifting of garbage from the secondary collection points.
In a press statement issued here today, Mr Balkar Singh Sandhu said that even the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had given the instructions to make audit of the legacy waste that they had created and make the recoveries from them to remediate that legacy waste. The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) too, at various occasions, had passed strictures against A2Z for not complying with the solid waste management rules of 2016. The Municipal Corporation Ludhiana (MCL) too had been regularly issuing them notices for such non compliance.
He said that since A2Z company, which was given a contract for solid waste management by the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janta Party combine in the year 2011, was not working as per the agreed agreement, their contract was terminated in the interest of the residents. He said that they cannot let A2Z company to “loot” hard earned money from the public exchequer for their misadventures. He said that the bank guarantee of A2Z company would also be forfeited by the MCL.
The Mayor also directed the MC staff to ensure that there is timely lifting of solid waste from all collection points. He also said that for effective management of solid waste in the city, 40 compactors are also being installed in different parts of the city.
He said that fresh tenders for solid waste management of Ludhiana would also be floated shortly and assured the residents that the new company would be hired in a transparent manner.
