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Chandigarh MC appoints CSIR-NEERI as consultant for solid waste management unit project
The Chandigarh MC had asked the CSIR-NEERI to vet the request for proposal (RFP) and detailed project report (DPR) on the solid waste management unit project
The finance and contract committee of the city’s municipal corporation has decided to appoint the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research - National Environment Engineering Research Institution (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur, as a consultant for its integrated solid-waste management processing facility project.
The decision was taken in the finance panel meeting held under the chairpersonship of mayor Sarbjit Kaur.
The MC had asked the CSIR-NEERI to vet the request for proposal (RFP) and detailed project report (DPR) on the design, engineering, finance, construction, supply, installation, commissioning, performance, operation and maintenance of a facility having the capacity to process 550 tonnes waste per day for 25 years.
The team has to check the adequacy of the facility to address certain elements of the solid waste management (SWM) and suggest necessary modifications to make it compliant to the regulations. NEERI scientists visited the city last month to study the prevailing SWM situation and finalise the technology to be used to process waste.
According to the civic body, the team will also check the availability of land with respect to the integrated SMW processing facility. The CSIR-NEERI will have to complete the work in six months and will be paid ₹12 lakh, excluding GST.
Other agendas approved
Among other agendas approved during the meeting were the re-laying of paver/concrete track after talking out/demolishing existing track in green belts of Sector 37 and 38 at an estimated cost of ₹37 lakh, restoration of street lights system on V3 Road, Sector 1/2, at an estimated cost of ₹26.17 lakh, Sector 1/5, at a cost of ₹35.75 lakh and providing and fixing of new paver block/repair of existing paver block in cremation ground parking in Sector 25 at an estimated cost of ₹21.85 lakh.
The panel also approved the repair of damaged 60-mm thick paver blocks adjoin neighbourhood parks in Sector 15 at an estimated cost of ₹12.25 lakh, repair of flooring at cheap house, Sector 19, at an estimated cost of ₹4.81 lakh, fixing paver blocks at the taxi stand parking near light point Sector 22 and 23 at an estimated cost of ₹5.71 lakh and re-leveling and repair of PCC tiles along outer road berm in Sector 25 at an estimated cost of ₹24.12 lakh.
Providing, supplying and fixing fitness equipment and accessories for gymnasium at Khudda Jassu at an estimated cost of ₹10.29 lakh, re-construction of cement concrete flooring at the back service lane, Sector 20, at a cost of ₹19.19 lakh, providing additional lights in the V6 lanes in Sector 22 at a cost of ₹6 lakh and providing street lights arrangement in Sector 31, 32 and 33 at a cost of ₹48.42 lakh was also given a nod.
The civic body’s panel also decided to organise a capacity building workshop for 92 participating cities on December 19 and 20 at an estimated cost of ₹30 lakh.
Other members who attended the meeting included Mahesh Inder Singh Sidhu, Saurabh Joshi, Taruna Mehta, Gurbax Rawat and other senior officers of MCC.
