Waste management firm to carry out sanitation work in Ayodhya

Om Swachtha Corporation’s financial bids for sanitation work were the lowest, said an official of the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation

Om Swachtha Corporation, a Gujarat-based solid waste management company, will carry out sanitation work in 15 wards of Ayodhya Dham (old Ayodhya). In the rest of the city (old Faizabad), the company will carry out mechanised sweeping and look after streetlights.

The company selected for carrying out sanitation work in Ayodhya will do door-to-door garbage collection in the 15 wards of the city. (PTI Photo/Representative use)

Vishal Singh, Ayodhya Municipal Commissioner, said following directives of the state government, sanitation work was outsourced through a tender process.

Seven companies participated in the process. After scrutiny of financial and technical bids, Om Swachtha Corporation emerged as the top contender. Among seven companies, the top three were selected on basis of their financial bids. Om Swachtha Corporation’s financial bids were lowest, said an official of the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation. The company’s focus will be on door-to-door garbage collection in the 15 wards.

The corporation plans to upload details of all three companies on its website.

Garbage collection is a major issue in Ayodhya Dham with flow of tourists increasing due to the ongoing construction of Ram Mandir. Around 1,900 sanitation workers of the corporation have failed to keep the town clean, said an official.