The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday appreciated the steps taken by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) authorities for dumping of garbage at Chandrapur area.
The Division Bench of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice Malasri Nandi heard a PIL on the dumping of waste at various places in the city of Guwahati, on the non-availability of any recycling plant for waste management and waste disposal in the city of Guwahati and other related issues.
S. Bora, Standing Counsel for GMC, submitted that as far as dumping of garbage at Chandrapur area is concerned, it has been temporarily stopped. GMC authorities have identified a new place at Boragaon for setting up garbage dumping and treatment plant. The authorities had floated a tender and the process of examination of technical and financial bids has already been concluded. Bora said the GMC authorities are awaiting administrative clearance from the Assam Government for awarding the tender to the successful bidder.
He submitted that once the clearance is given by the State Government, the tender will be awarded to start the work at the earliest at the proposed site at Boragaon.
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The Court was of the view that the tender process must be concluded at the earliest and accordingly. The Bench also wanted to know from both the GMC as well as State authorities as to when this tender process would be concluded by way of award to the successful bidder so that the work can be begun at the earliest without delay. The matter has been listed next on December 13, 2021.