MC to rope in advisory firm to ready draft proposal for waste mgmt plant

A week after the General House of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) unanimously rejected the Integrated Solid Waste Management plant project over flawed terms and suspected financial misappropriation, the civic body is now exploring the idea of hiring a "transaction advisory" firm to provide expert guidance in drafting a fresh proposal for the city's new waste management plant.

- Mandeep Kaur Narula

CHANDIGARH:

According to MC officials, the advisory firm will support and improve the city's solid waste management activities by offering technical guidance, project structuring, and financial modelling.

"The MC, in February, had reached out to NTPC's Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) Limited, requesting a proposal for setting up a waste processing plant in the city. However, no response has been received so far. Meanwhile, on March 28, the civic body received a proposal from the director of the Centre for Environment, Urban Governance, and Infrastructure Development at the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad, seeking collaboration to enhance the city's solid waste management system," said MC officials.