CHANDIGARH: The municipal corporation is all set to kick off door-to-door segregated garbage collection from December 22. UT administrator VP Singh Badnore will inaugurate the exercise, which will be started in three phases to cover all parts of the city. Residents will have to put garbage in twin-bin vehicles especially designed for dry and wet wastes.
In the first phase, sectors 1 to 30 will be covered from December 22 and the second phase will start from January 1, covering the rest of the sectors and colonies. The third phase will start on January 7, covering Manimajra.
In the first phase, around 115 vehicles will be used. These have already reached the city and their technical evaluation has been done. These vehicles are designed in a manner that they can easily go to all residential areas.
“Vehicles’ registration process has started, after which these will be handed over to the medical officer, health, of the MC. Tender to fix GPS is also under process. This will help in checking vehicles’ location and movement to ensure effective garbage collection. Route plan will also be prepared soon,” sources in the MC said.
The Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL), which had initiated to purchase 390 twin-bin vehicles to lift dry and wet waste separately, had received Rs 29-crore bid against the estimated amount of Rs 35 crore from the successful bidder Continental Engines, a dealer of TATA Motors.